Rank/Rate	Chief Commissary Steward
Service Number	120 06 31
Birth Date	November 11, 1895
From	Alife, Italy
Decorations	Purple Heart, Prisoner of War Medal
Ship	USS Canopus (AS-9)
Date of Death	February 6, 1943
Location	Prisoner of War Camp, Ichioka Ward, Osaka, Japan
Circumstances	Died of Acute Colitis
Remarks	Some sources, such as the marker in the photo below, list Peter's date of birth as November 12, 1894.

Photos and information courtesy of Linda Di Filippo, grandniece. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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