Volney (Pete) Preston, 93, of Cottonwood passed away February 28, 2014. He was born September 16, 1920 in Alberta, Canada, the son of John Ellsworth Preston and Nina (Woods) Preston. He served his country in World War II with the 965th Field Artillery Battalion. He fought in Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes (The Battle of the Bulge) and in Central Europe. He was awarded European-African-Middle Eastern Theatre of Operation medals, World War II Victory Medal, a Presidential Citation, and...
Volney (Pete) Preston, 93, of Cottonwood passed away February 28, 2014. He was born September 16, 1920 in Alberta, Canada, the son of John Ellsworth Preston and Nina (Woods) Preston. He served his country in World War II with the 965th Field Artillery Battalion. He fought in Normandy, Northern France, Ardennes (The Battle of the Bulge) and in Central Europe. He was awarded European-African-Middle Eastern Theatre of Operation medals, World War II Victory Medal, a Presidential Citation, and...