Kenneth Eugene Peltier, Sr., was born the tenth child of a family of 12, January 6, 1923, in Shawnee, Oklahoma. He was destined to be one of the "Greatest Generation." He helped his family through tough times, played sports at Shawnee High School and got married while still a student, a marriage that was to last 46 years. After Pearl Harbor he entered NYA welding school then worked in the shipyards in California. While there heplayed semi-pro football...