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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Robert Merrill Peterson

Branch of Service

U.S. Merchant Marine

Hometown

Aliso Viejo, California

Honored By

Daughter

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

He was working on Wake Island when they were bombed. He helped to destroy important paperwork and machines got hit with shrapnel. Served 4 years in a Japanese prison camp until the war was over. He survived and was brought home by the Navy given a Purple Heart.