Bernard G. Peterson

Private First Class Bernard Guy Peterson in uniform photo

World War II (WWII)
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Fallen

County:
Ward

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Private First Class
    Branch of Service:
    Marines
    Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
    Company B
    Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
    First Battalion
    Regiment / Group / Brigade:
    Seventh Marine Regiment
    Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
    First Marine Division
    Major Battle/Theatre:
    Asiatic Pacific Theater
    Conflicts Served:
    World War II (WWII)
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Circumstances:

Killed in action in Okinawa.

Biography:

Bernard Guy Peterson was born in Makoti, Ward County, North Dakota on July 4, 1923, to Nels Peterson and Bessie Bivins Peterson.  He entered the United States Marine Corps in Minneapolis, Minnesota on March 27, 1944.  Private First Class Peterson served Asiatic Pacific Theater and was killed in action on May 15, 1945, in Okinawa, Japan. He is buried in Grave 925, Section M, National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Punchbowl Cemetery, Grave 925, Section M, Honolulu, Hawaii along with Hope Lutheran Cemetery, Makoti, Ward County, North Dakota.

Sources: Ancestry/Find a Grave