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Personal info

Full name
PETERSON, Norman E
Date of birth
1919
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Washington
Hometown
Wailsburg, Walla Walla County, Washington

Military service

Service number
39216485
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 October 1944
Place of death
Fort Driant
In the vicinity of Ancy-sur-Moselle, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 31 19

Immediate family

Members
Louis A. Peterson (father)
Rose C. Peterson (mother)
Madge M. Peterson (sister)
Patsy L. Peterson (wife)

More information

Pvt. Norman E. Peterson worked in a company building transport equipment befoe he enlisted in Seattle, Washington on 9 December 1943.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Limey, France.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Denise Kellam