| Name |
Peters, Gale Clifford |
| Birth |
27 Apr 1927 |
Illinois  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
PETE.G001 |
| _FGRAVE |
18363713 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Seaman Second Class, USS ATTU CVE 102, United States Navy [3] |
- Enlisted and entered active service on May 15, 1945 at Springfield, Illinois. Completed boot camp at Naval Training Center, Great Lakes, Illinois, and served aboard the Casablanca-Class Escort Carrier USS ATTU CE-102, and the Haskell-Class Attack Transport USS Brookings APA-140. Honorably discharged as a Seaman Second Class on July 20, 1946 at the Naval Personnel Separation Center, Saint Louis, Missouri. Earned the Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and the WWII Victory Medal.
This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.
Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2282604
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Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007
On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans.
Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event.
This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. … |
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USS Attu (CVE-102), United States Navy
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Military Service Ribbons, Peters, Gale Clifford (1927-1994)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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World War II Honoree, Peters, Gale Clifford (1927-1994)
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USS Brookings (APA-140), United States Navy
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Apprentice Seaman (AS), United States Navy, World War II
The piping for this rating was worn on the right shoulder
Source: https://www.uniform-reference.net/insignia/insignia_index.html
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List of Hull Classifications, United States Navy
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Apprentice Seaman (AS), US Navy, WWII, (Piping)
The piping for this rating was worn on the right shoulder
Source: https://www.uniform-reference.net/insignia/insignia_index.html
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Naval Station Great Lakes, North Chicago, Illinois
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Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
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United States Navy
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United States Navy
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United States Navy Enlisted Rates
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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World War II
(1939-1945) |
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United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)
In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,… |
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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| Death |
28 Feb 1994 [1] |
| Burial |
Clay City Cemetery, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois [1] |
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Headstone, Peters, Gale C.
Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
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| Person ID |
I26793 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
23 May 2023 |
English
1927 - 1994 (66 years)
