Iowa’s World War II Honor Roll
These Iowans, like the ones pictured in this section last Sunday, have given their lives for their country. They came from all sections of the state, from all walks of life, and they rest today in strange and far away but never-to-be forgotten places. The final line beneath each photograph tells the geographical area in which the man was serving. Additional pictures of Iowans who have been killed in combat will be carried on future Sundays.
Source: The Des Moines Register, Sunday, December 12, 1943 (photo included)
William Howard Peavey was born Oct. 10, 1919 to Harry Bertram and Mary Edna Holland Peavey. He died Dec. 7, 1941 and is memorialized at the Courts of the Missing, Court 1, Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu, Hawaii.
Chief Petty Officer Peavey served in World War II with the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Arizona (BB-39) and was MIAFOD/KIA in the attack on Pearl Harbor. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
