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HONORED ON PANEL 8E, LINE 116 OF THE WALL
CHARLES HENRY PETERS
WALL NAME
CHARLES H PETERS
PANEL / LINE
8E/116
DATE OF BIRTH
CASUALTY PROVINCE
DATE OF CASUALTY
HOME OF RECORD
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REMEMBRANCES
LEFT FOR CHARLES HENRY PETERS
POSTED ON 9.22.2023
POSTED BY: john fabris
honoring you.....
Thank you for your service to our country so long ago sir. As long as you are remembered you will always be with us….
POSTED ON 4.27.2021
POSTED BY: Lucy Micik
Thank You
Dear Cdr Charles Peters, Thank you for your service as an Unrestricted Line Officer - Pilot. I am glad you were identified in 1988. Welcome home. Saying thank you isn't enough, but it is from the heart. It is spring, and flowers are blooming. Time passes quickly. Please watch over America, it stills needs your strength, courage and faithfulness, especially now. Rest in peace with the angels.
POSTED ON 4.1.2021
POSTED BY: Andy micke
Gone but not forgotten
POSTED ON 7.1.2018
POSTED BY: A Grateful Vietnam Veteran
Distinguished Flying Cross Citation
Charles Henry Peters
DATE OF BIRTH: January 30, 1927
HOME OF RECORD:
West Point, Nebraska
Distinguished Flying Cross
AWARDED FOR ACTIONS
DURING Vietnam War
Service: Navy
Rank: Commander
GENERAL ORDERS:
All Hands (July 1967)
CITATION:
The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) to Commander Charles Henry Peters, United States Navy, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight during combat missions against North Vietnamese forces on 1 July 1966. When his plane was hit by enemy ground fire and started to burn, Commander Peters elected to fly his aircraft to the relative safety of the open sea. He succeeded in flying 140 miles over enemy territory, reaching the coast as a large fire engulfed his right wing. As he broadcast his intention to eject because of rapid loss of control, the plane went into a violent snap roll and made three turns before Commander Peters was able to eject. His intrepid action brought his accompanying aviators away from an extremely hazardous environment, sacrificing his life in his effort to protect the lives of others.
DATE OF BIRTH: January 30, 1927
HOME OF RECORD:
West Point, Nebraska
Distinguished Flying Cross
AWARDED FOR ACTIONS
DURING Vietnam War
Service: Navy
Rank: Commander
GENERAL ORDERS:
All Hands (July 1967)
CITATION:
The President of the United States of America takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) to Commander Charles Henry Peters, United States Navy, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight during combat missions against North Vietnamese forces on 1 July 1966. When his plane was hit by enemy ground fire and started to burn, Commander Peters elected to fly his aircraft to the relative safety of the open sea. He succeeded in flying 140 miles over enemy territory, reaching the coast as a large fire engulfed his right wing. As he broadcast his intention to eject because of rapid loss of control, the plane went into a violent snap roll and made three turns before Commander Peters was able to eject. His intrepid action brought his accompanying aviators away from an extremely hazardous environment, sacrificing his life in his effort to protect the lives of others.