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Personal info

Full name
PETERSON, Robert George
Date of birth
28 March 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Plaza, Mountrail County, North Dakota
Hometown
Seattle, King County, Washington

Military service

Service number
39185293
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
A Company,
778th Tank Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 February 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Saarburg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 16 9

Immediate family

Members
Harry T. Peterson (father)
Violet Peterson (mother)
Edna M. Peterson (sister)
Adeline P. Peterson (sister)
James L. Peterson (brother)
Edward L. Peterson (brother)

More information

Pfc Robert G. Peterson was a waiter prior to entering the service.

He died from shell fragments to his thorax and abdomen.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Hospital Admission Card, Larry's Lounge Tribute Page to the 778th Tank Battalion (WWII).html
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.finagrave.com - Deb Zettlemoyer