Pete, from Odell and Pontiac, IL, served in the Navy during World War II. He died as a result of multiple injuries on May 30th while in the performance of his duty and in the service of his country, according to word received in a telegram from the Navy Department. He was Pontiac's first naval casualty in World War II. The telegram stated that his body was interred in Allied territory outside of the continental U.S. pending cessation of hostilities.