World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Peter J. Barto
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Niagara Falls, New York
Honored By
Peter Barto
SERVED WITH GEORGE PATTON'S THIRD ARMY. COMMANDER, 4TH ARMORED DIVISION. SPEARHEAD FOR HIS ARMY, IN THE 94TH FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION, SERVICE BATTERY. CITATION AWARDS: FRENCH FOURRAGERE, BELGIUM LIBERATION, LIBERATED 3 DEATH CAMPS, BUCHENWALD, MATHESON, AND OHRDRUF; PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION, EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE.