World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Peter Chappetto
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Long Island City, New York
Honored By
Dignity Memorial
INFANTRY IN 1944. SHIPPED TO THE PACIFIC AT ANGUAR. DURING THE INVASION OF PALAU, WAS HIT BY A JAPANESE SHELL. MAINTAINED HIS POST AND DIRECTED HIS MEN TO SAFETY BEFORE HIS DEATH. AWARDED THE SILVER STAR AWARD.