World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Leslie R. Peterson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Ashville, New York
Honored By
Mrs. Mildred L. Peterson
Relationship
Wife
Flew 35 missions over Germany and Occupied Territories, as a Radio Operator on a B-17 from base in England. Received Air Medal with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters for valor, flying many huge daylight bombing assaults on industrial and military installations in Germany and German Occupied Europe.