LEONARD PELTON, Son of Clyde Pelton, was at first just an ordinary Marine, but then, having quicker action, persuaded the service to transfer him to the raiders, and is now seeing action somewhere in the Pacific. His commanding officer is Lieut. Col. James Roosevelt.
Source: LeMars Globe-Post, April 8, 1943 (photo included)
***Further Research:
Leonard Joseph Pelton was born Nov. 23, 1924 to Clyde and Emma Angelica Leonard Pelton. He died Aug. 20, 1988 and is buried in Dixon Cemetery, Dixon, CA.
Source: ancestry.com
