World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Douglas Ray Peel
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
San Angelo, Texas
Honored By
Joe Fields
ENTERED THE UNITED STATES ARMY IN 1944, TRAINED AT CAMP HOWZE, TEXAS. SERVED AS A TECHNICAL SERGEANT FIVE IN EUROPE WITH 741ST TANK BATTERY. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN THEATER, EUROPEAN THEATER, AND WWII VICTORY RIBBONS WITH ONE BATTLE STAR AND THE PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION. DISCHARGED IN 1946, THEN WENT ON TO BECOME A MEMBER OF THE TEXAS NATIONAL GUARD AND THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE.