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Personal info

Full name
PETERSON, Robert G "Pete"
Date of birth
21 June 1925
Age
19
Place of birth
Hamburg, Erie County, New York
Hometown
Dubois, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
O-2074539
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
Navigator
Unit
571st Bombardment Squadron,
390th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
14 March 1945
Place of death
Wulften am Harz, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 3 29

Immediate family

Members
Mentry H. Peterson (father)
Lucille R. Peterson (mother)
Howard Peterson (brother)
Hazel Peterson (sister)

Plane data

Serial number
43-37831
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Lady Velma
Destination: Hannover, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yard
MACR: 13024

More information

2nd Lt. Robert G. Peterson joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Greensboro, North Carolina on 13 July 1943.

The airplane collided in midair with another B-17 (42-102972).

Nine crew members were killed, one was taken prisoner.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.390th.org, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.newspapers.com - The Bradford Era, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Records / Veteran Compensation Application File / 1940 Census

Photo source: Nico Leers, www.ancestry.com - Dubois Area High School Yearbook 1943, www.findagrave.com