submitted by David Pence
Peter George Katsarakes
Born in Peabody on September 21, 1923, Peter Katsarkes served as a Sergeant and Pplatoon leader in
the U.S. Navy from 1943 to 1946. He was a foot soldier in General George S. Patton’s tank corps and
participated in the D-Day invasion in France. He also participated in the Battle of the Bulge and the
Arden Forest capmpaign.
He received the Battle of the Bulge and D-Day Invasion campaign ribbons.
Source Information:
National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
[database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005.
Original data: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; World War II
Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64;
National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD.
Source Information:
Ancestry.com. Web: Massachusetts, Find A Grave Index, 1620-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA:
Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012.
Original data: Find A Grave. Find A Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi: accessed 6 January
2012.