Homer Peele was born on December 9, 1889, in Williamston, North Carolina. Peele was a teller with the state treasury office when he registered for the draft (World War I) in June 1917. He was drafted into the service in May 1918 and served with the 808th Aero Squadron until honorably discharged in December 1918. Peele died in Orange County, Florida, on May 17, 1983.