World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Allen Thompson Peters
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Chicago, Illinois
Honored By
Deborah Peters
Relationship
Daughter
ENLISTED AS A NAVY CADET IN 1942, AND WAS COMMISSIONED AS A U.S. MARINE, 2ND LIEUTENANT; FEBRUARY 12, 1944. HE TOOK OPERATIONAL TRAINING AT EDENTON, NORTH CAROLINA FOR PBJ MITCHELL BOMBERS, WHICH HE FLEW IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC, INCLUDING MISSIONS ON NEW IRELAND, RABAUL, MALABANG AND MINDANAO.