World War II Veteran

World War II airplane gunner and Hispanic political activist honored by city

The Joliet native served on 66 combat missions as aerial gunner before B-17 was shot down over Germany. He will be remembered on Veterans Day with a ceremony at 3 p.m. Saturday at the statue at Collins and Ohio streets.

Memorial unveiled Wednesday tells of 28 submarines that passed through Joliet on their way to World War II.

Historical information on a broad level is easily available. But local stories preserve history’s impact as it unfolded and gives us, the listeners, a deep understanding.

Art Peterson of Spring Grove tells the story of father, who died when his plane was shot down over Germany during World War II, and the letters he wrote home to his "dear Marie."

Tribute was paid to Three World War II veterans received special acknowledgmentWorld War II veterans on Feb. 4

Latimer Correa, then 20, saw Pearl Harbor just weeks after it was attacked by Japan. “I had to get in and fight for it,” he said.

A handful of laminated newspaper clippings tell their story

WWII veteran laid to rest in Plainfield 77 years after he’s killed

My father "was the lead bombardier, so he was the one to open up the bombardier doors, everybody else behind him opened their doors. So if he missed, they all missed," the son of a Woodstock WWII vet says

WWII veteran laid to rest in Plainfield 77 years after he’s killed

WWII veteran laid to rest in Plainfield 77 years after he’s killed

WWII veteran laid to rest in Plainfield 77 years after he’s killed

WWII veteran laid to rest in Plainfield 77 years after he’s killed

WWII veteran laid to rest in Plainfield 77 years after he’s killed