World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Edwin V. Peterman
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Davis, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER AS A MEMBER OF THE NORTHWEST AFRICAN AIR FORCES TROOP CARRIER COMMAND. PARTICIPATED IN AIR COMBAT MISSIONS, INCLUDING DURING THE SICILY CAMPAIGN. THEN TECHNICAL SERGEANT PETERMAN, WAS AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL FOR ACHIEVEMENT DURING AERIAL FLIGHT OPERATIONS OVER SICILY IN JULY, 1943. ALSO AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.