Leonard D. Petersen

Lieutenant Colonel Leonard D Peterson in uniform photo

World War II (WWII)
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Fallen

County:
Cass

Date of Loss:

Military Service:
    Rank:
    Lieutenant Colonel
    Branch of Service:
    Army
    Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent:
    Special Troops Battalion
    Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent:
    10th Mountain Division
    Major Battle/Theatre:
    European African Middle Eastern Theater
    Conflicts Served:
    World War II (WWII)

Biography:

Leonard D Petersen was born on June 17, 1903, in Moline, Rock Island County, Illinois to Mr. and Mrs. Jens Petersen and later became a resident of Cass County, North Dakota. He entered The United States Army in Fargo, Cass County, North Dakota on February 10, 1941. He married Mildred Lucille Stolz on December 7, 1933. Lieutenant Colonel Peterson served European African Middle Eastern Theater and died in service on March 8, 1945, in Italy. He was buried on December 2, 1948, in the Black Hills National Cemetery, Sturgis, Meade County, South Dakota, Plot A 90.

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Lieutenant Colonel Leonard D Peterson's grave marker photo

Sources: Ancestry/Find a Grave