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Personal info

Full name
PETERSON, Lester Byron
Date of birth
3 September 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
McAllister, Marinette County, Wisconsin
Hometown
Marinette County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
36273193
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Armored Infantry Battalion,
9th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 March 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 12 55

Immediate family

Members
Theodore B. Peterson (father)
Charlotte (Forsberg) Peterson (mother)
Florence Peterson (sister)
Mildred C. Peterson (sister)
Anna Peterson (sister)
Robert W. Peterson (brother)
Irvin E. Peterson (brother)

More information

Pfc Lester B. Peterson enlisted in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on 9 October 1942 and trained at Fort Riley in Kansas, in the California desert and at Camp Polk in Louisiana. He was sent overseas in August, 1944 and was with the First Army's Ninth armored division as a radio operator.
Prior to entering service he was employed at the Menominee Bax and Lumber Company. He attended high school for 2 years.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Kiefer Family, www.newspapers.com - Green Bay Press-Gazette

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet / L Evans