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PETERSON, Alfred Raymond - Date of
birth
1923 -
Age
unknown -
Place of birth
Kansas -
Hometown
Labette County, Kansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
17175599 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator/Nose Gunner -
Unit
743rd Bombardment Squadron,
455th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 April 1944 - Place of
death
Preitenegg, Austria
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 24 | 23 |
Immediate family
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Members
Gladys C. Peterson (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-52271 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Styer, Austria
Mission: Bombing of the aircraft factory
MACR: 3471
More information
S/Sgt Alfred R. Peterson attended high school for 4 years and was a driver before he volunteered for the Air Corps of the U.S. Army in Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, on 9 December 1942.Richard J. Haney:
"On April 2, 1944, At approximately 1130 our right wing man Lt. Glyde P. Brunson and his crew in ship Number 271, was seen to make a slow descending turn to the tight with left wing, engine and left rudder on fire. Two men were seen bailing out and one chute opened. I then saw the ship blow up".
S/Sgt Jack E. Dohlin:
"All members bailed out except Pilot, Co-Pilot and Nose Gunner".
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.fold3.com, www.findagrave.com - Have Paws will travel, http://aircrewremembered.com/USAAFCombatOperations/Apr.44.html
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