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PETERSON, Lynn Duane - Date of
birth
5 January 1926 -
Age
18 - Place of
birth
Swea City, Kossuth County, Iowa -
Hometown
Hennepin County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37588702 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
309th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 December 1944 - Place of
death
Near Bickerath, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 11 | 44 |
Immediate family
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Members
Arvid L. Peterson (father)
Myrtle J. (Roalson) Peterson (mother)
Marilyn D. Peterson (sister)
More information
Pfc Lynn D. Peterson enlisted at Fort Snelling, Minnesota on 28 January 1944.He attended high school for 4 years and worked on a farm before he enlisted.
He was first buried at Block JJ, Row 4, Grave 69.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Richard Blunk, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com – James L. Cooper, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet