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DID YOU KNOW WILLIAM PETTY?
We recently received a request from Dennis Busch who is wring a book about D-Day, specifically about the Battle of Omaha Beach and more specifically about the valiant attack made by the 2nd Battalion Rangers who assaulted the cliffs at Pointe du Hoc. Biographies of important characters in the battle are part of the story and a citizen of Carmel was a hero in that attack. His name was William Petty and his nickname was L-Rod. The author has considerable information about Petty's military life, but with the exception of what is quoted below, very little about his post war life.
Since Petty lived the second half of his life in Carmel, chances are good he is remembered by someone out there. If you knew William Petty, please email me, jbuck@carmellibrary.org, so you can be put in touch with Dennis Busch.
Below is what is known about William Petty's life after the war:
"After the war, Petty resigned from the Army and went back to school and graduated from the University of Georgia. Afterward, he settled in Dalton, Georgia and opened a laundry, which failed. He then moved to New York, where he earned a Master’s Degree from New York University. For years he was the director of Clear Pool Boys Camp, which served troubled children from New York City. He died on 21 March, 2000 in Carmel, New York."
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