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PETERSON, Roland Einer - Date of
birth
14 January 1916 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Devils Lake, Ramsey County, North Dakota -
Hometown
Ramsey County, North Dakota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-803263 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
337th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
7 January 1944 - Place of
death
Molenschot, Gilze en Rijen, Holland
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| N | 3 | 17 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Peter Peterson (father)
Hilda Peterson (mother)
Margaret J. (Farstad) Peterson (wife)
Roland Peterson (son)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30130 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: The Klap Trap II
Destination: Ludwigshaven, Germany
Mission: Operational
MACR: 2018
More information
2nd Lt Roland E. Peterson was employed as a salesman at Jerome Wholesale Candy Company.Per reports by S/Sgt Andrew Weiss, the tail gunner: Flak hit the 3 engine and there was an explosion. He was knocked unconscious but recovered consciousness while descending toward the earth in the tail section of the plane. He bailed out successfully.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, James D. Davis, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, WWII Draft Card, 1950 US Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Usafdo