State Heroes

1943

Private First Class Jesse W. Petersen

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 27th Infantry Regiment

Date of Loss: August 05, 1943 / Age: 28

Killed in action in the Southwest Pacific Area

1945

Corporal Victor C. Petersen

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Marines

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: USS Tennessee

Date of Loss: April 12, 1945 / Age: 23

Killed in action on Ryukyu Island

1945

Private First Class Bernard G. Peterson

World War II (WWII)

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

Date of Loss: May 15, 1945 / Age: 21

Killed in action in Okinawa.

1918

Martin Peterson

World War I (WWI)

Date of Loss: November 11, 1918 / Age:

Name NOT included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

Information NOT found in the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.

1945

Seaman Second Class Darwin P. Peterson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Navy

Date of Loss: February 21, 1945 / Age: 19

Killed in action in the Asiatic Area

1944

Staff Sergeant Donald H. Peterson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 358th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 90th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: November 30, 1944 / Age: 35

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.

1916

Carl Melvin Peterson

World War I (WWI)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 17th Canadian Reserve Battalion

Date of Loss: October 01, 1916 / Age: 21

Died, Oct., 1916, at Shornecliffe Barracks, near Folkestone, England.

Name NOT included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.

1945

Private Everett N. Peterson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 305th Infantry Regiment

Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 77th Infantry Division

Date of Loss: April 16, 1945 / Age: 19

Killed in combat against the Japanese Army on the small Island of le Shima.

1943

Private First Class Harvey A. Peterson

World War II (WWII)

Branch of Service: Army

Date of Loss: May 25, 1943 / Age: 32

Killed in action on Attu Island

1918

Lars Paul Peterson

Kenmare, ND

World War I (WWI)

Branch of Service: Army

Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company L

Regiment / Group / Brigade: 26th Infantry Regiment

Date of Loss: July 19, 1918 / Age: 19

Killed in action on July 19, 1918.

Buried in France, reburied in Lakeview Cemetery, Kenmare, N. Dak.