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February 27, 1922 – May 22, 1980

Clarence Peters

Personal Information

Birthplace: Dewey, Oklahoma

Service Information

Branch of Service: Army

Unit: 1308th Engineering GS Regiment

Theater of Operation: European

Enlisted / Commissioned: Aug 2, 1943

Discharged: Jan 5, 1946

Honored By: Daughter and Son-in-Low, Nancy and Chuck Smith

Biography

Peters served as a construction foreman at Camp Sutton, North Carolina for 10 months. He was deployed with the 1308th to N. France and spent 19 months serving in the Northern France, Ardennes and Rhineland Campaigns. His major duties consisted of construction and maintenance of bridges and other infrastructure supporting troop and material movement in the assigned areas.

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