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PETERSON, Ernest Joseph - Date of
birth
23 January 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31302270 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
335th Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 January 1945 - Place of
death
Near Samree, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1 | 11 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Ernest Peterson (father)
Anna M. (Malay) Peterson (mother)
Mary Peterson (sister)
Helen Peterson (sister)
Bernedette Peterson (sister)
Andrew Peterson (brother)
Anne Peterson (sister)
More information
PFC Ernest J. Peterson enlisted in Boston, Massachusetts on 9 March 1943.
Source of information: André Koch, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com