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Personal info

Full name
PETERSON, Kenneth Laverne
Date of birth
1 December 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Illinois
Hometown
Rockford, Winnebago County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36913051
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 March 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Dinslaken, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
F 18 15

Immediate family

Members
John A. Peterson (father)
Gerda S. (Larsson) Peterson (mother)
Gladys L.J. Peterson (sister)
Donald Peterson (brother)
Ruth L. (Johnson) Peterson (wife)
Sharon Peterson (daughter)
Kenneth Peterson (son)

More information

Pvt Kenneth L. Peterson was employed at the Rockford Die and Tool works before he enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 27 Jun 1941.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930/1940 Census / family trees, Hans Wijnands - Rockford Public Library

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Des Philippet, Hans Wijnands - Rockford Public Library