Prepared by: Marcia Karadashian (daughter)

Peter “Pete” Manx Moriarty was born in 1929 in Indianapolis and spent his early years in Annapolis, Maryland. He attended and graduated from St. Paul’s School for Boys in Baltimore. When Pete was 12 years old, the United States entered World War II. During his early teenage years, he often complained to his mother that he had been born too late to join the military and defend his country.

After graduating high school, he enlisted in the Navy as a midshipman. While awaiting active duty, he attended Duke University. Pete was called to active duty in 1949 and was commissioned as an ensign in 1951.

Pete had dreamed of being a Navy pilot since he was a young boy – he even earned his pilot’s license before getting his driver’s license!

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