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Personal info

Full name
PETERSON, Royal Frederick
Date of birth
24 March 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota
Hometown
Fergus Falls, Otter Tail County, Minnesota

Military service

Service number
37173123
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 November 1944
Place of death
Metz, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 35 30

Immediate family

Members
Adolph Peterson (father)
Henrietta K. Peterson (mother)
Esther K. Peterson (sister)

More information

S/Sgt Royal F. Peterson was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men
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