Photograph of Harold R. Peaster, a Lieutenant in the Army Air Corps. Peaster was born on October 21, 1921, in Kansas City, Missouri. He was killed in action on February 1, 1945, with his entire crew, while bombing over Luzon, Philippine Islands. He was awarded a Presidential Unit Citation, and Air Medal, and the Purple Heart.
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