World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Paul E. Peden
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Honored By
Lexington VA Medical Center Home
BASIC TRAINING AT FORT HARRISON. LATER WENT INTO COMBAT AS A CHEMICAL MORTARMAN WHERE HE GOT HORRIBLY BURNED IN AN ACCIDENT BY A WHITE PHOSPHOROUS ROUND. HE WAS GIVEN AN EARLY MEDICAL DISCHARGE AND WAS 60% DISABLED FOR HIS LIFETIME.