EARL " BUD " PETTY 1403 AAF BU ED ATC Is any veteran familiar with this person ? BUD died in the 70's of cancer --- in California . I should have sent all this to list at first . I received much info from all of you of which I am most grateful . I am sending this to list just in case there is someone , by chance , who might have known him . By 1940 the PETTY family was living in St louis . Moved from Hopedale , Illinois --> a very small farm community . they use to live on Westminister place in the city ... then bought a trailer park in Bel-Ridge , Mo. My g aunt EDITH use to own a hotel downtown St Louis , Mo ... during the war and would always let soldiers stay for free . She was a nurse assistant for a while during WW2 . Bud PETTY enetered in at Jefferson Barracks St Louis , Mo. thanks list :)