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Personal info

Full name
PETERSEN, Thomas Louis
Date of birth
1 September 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
16025116
Rank
Technician Fifth Grade
Function
unknown
Unit
15th Infantry Regiment,
3rd Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
20 June 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
Plot Row Grave
B 26 67

Immediate family

Members
Thomas Petersen (father)
Agnes S. (Andersen) Petersen (mother)
Elene Petersen (daughter)
Laverne Petersen (sister)
Andrew Petersen (brother)

More information

T/5 Thomas L. Petersen attended high school for two years and was a carpenter employed by the U.S. Chicago and North Western Railroad.

He volunteered for the Army of the United States at Fort Sheridan, Illinois on 12 December 1941.

In January 1944 he was wounded by small arms fire in the leg. He was discharged in February 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. Draft Cards Young Men / US WW2 Hospital Admission Cards, Family tree, History 3rd Infantry Division WWII

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, Chicago Tribune - 23 March 1944