World War II (WWII)
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Morton
Date of Loss:
Military Service:
- Rank:
Staff Sergeant
- Branch of Service:
Army
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Regiment / Group / Brigade:
358th Infantry Regiment
- Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
90th Infantry Division
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Major Battle/Theatre:
European African Middle Eastern Theater
- Conflicts Served:
World War II (WWII)
Circumstances:
Died in France on November 30, 1944, from wounds received in an attack on the Siegfried line in Germany. Peterson was a member of a rifle company which succeeded in capturing 14 pill boxes and cleared out several tank traps in the attack. Peterson went overseas in March 1944 and took part in the Normandy invasion as a member of the 90th Division of the Third Army
Biography:
born Minuet, ND 31 Mar 09; resident Morton County, ND; entered AUS Ft Snelling, Minn 1 Apr 42; served European African Middle Eastern Theater; KIA 30 Nov 44 Germany; buried in Plot 34, Row 7, Grave 3, 1st Addition, Scandinavian Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery, Sims, ND.