Radioman Third Class Raymond O Peterson's name inscribed in memorial with several other names photo

World War II (WWII)
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MIA

Petersburg, ND


County:
Nelson

Date of Loss:

Branch of Service:
Navy

Rank:
Radioman Third Class

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent:
United States Naval Reserve

Circumstances:

Died while in MIA status. Killed aboard the USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56), an aircraft carrier escort, when it was sunk by a Japanese torpedo near the Gilbert Islands. 

Biography:

Memorialized at the Honolulu Memorial.