Harry Lee Peeler
MilitaryAssigned to 325BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. Inducted into the Army Air Force in 1943. He served as an aircrew member gunner and radio operator on a B-17 combat plane. His aircraft was shot down in Leigh, Belgium where one crew member was killed. While in the service, he flew over 30 missions and received six medals.
Awards: AM, EAME, WWII Victory.
Post war: Dr. Peeler practiced medicine in Selmer for 54 years. He graduated with honours from Vanderbilt University in 1949 and received his Medical Degree from the University of Tennessee at Memphis in 1958.
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Units served with
![B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 92nd Bomb Group fly in formation over countryside. The aircraft, from left to right, are B-17G (NV-P, serial number 44-8354), B-17G (NV-U, serial number 42-97288) nicknamed "Flag Ship" and an unknown B-17G (NV-E) from the 325th Bomb Squadron. Image stamped on reverse: 'The R.L. Cavanagh Photo Collection' [stamp]. Handwritten caption on reverse: '48354, Little Runt. PFF.' [Caption refers to another B-17 nicknamed"Little Runt" either B-17G (NV-P, serial number 42-97515) or B-17](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379200.jpg.webp?itok=MbsLLiLg)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 325th Bomb Squadron 92nd Bomb Group
Places
![A bomber crew of the 92nd Bomb Group return to Podington following a mission flying B-17 Flying Fortresses to Wittenberg. A B-17 Flying Fortress (NV-K, serial number 42-29994) is visible in the background. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for Publication 23 Feb 1945' [stamp]. ' News Chronicle Copyright Picture' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'Crew back from Wittenberg.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379172.jpg.webp?itok=G7D0FciD)
- Site type: Airfield
Events
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Born |
Centerville, Tennessee | 15 July 1925 | BornCenterville, Tennessee |
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Died |
Corinth, Mississippi | 1 December 2013 | DiedCorinth, Mississippi |
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Buried |
Lake Hill Memory Gardens Bethel Springs, Tennessee | 4 December 2013 | InterredLake Hill Memory GardensBethel Springs, Tennessee |