World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ben Herman Peters
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Longview, Texas
Honored By
Chris A. Peters
Relationship
Grandson
PILOT OF A B-17 AIRCRAFT, NAMED 'DURATION PLUS' (42-31726) IN THE 306TH BOMB GROUP AND THE 367TH BOMB SQUADRON. HE WAS BASED IN THURLEIGH, ENGLAND. HE LEFT THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS AFTER COMPLETING HIS MISSIONS IN JUNE 1944.