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PVT Harold A Peterson

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PVT Harold A Peterson Veteran

Birth
St. Louis County, Minnesota, USA
Death
5 Oct 1944 (aged 30–31)
Overloon, Boxmeer Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Burial
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
Plot
I, 251
Memorial ID
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PVT. Peterson, Harold A.
Service number: 37543967

Age: 30
Born: St. Louis County, Minnesota
Hometown: Not available
Family:
Lars Peterson (father)
Mrs. Peterson (mother)

Rank: Private
Function: Light Machine Gunner
Battalion: 17th Tank Battalion
Division : 7th Armored Division
Company: C
Date of death: October 5, 194
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Overloon, Netherlands
Spot: Last known duty, north of the boot shaped woods, north of Overloon
Awards / Commendations:
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign

Grave number: I, 251
Cemetery: Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky

Date of enlistment:
Other information : Entered the military at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Interred at Zachary Taylor on December 6, 1950.
PVT. Peterson, Harold A.
Service number: 37543967

Age: 30
Born: St. Louis County, Minnesota
Hometown: Not available
Family:
Lars Peterson (father)
Mrs. Peterson (mother)

Rank: Private
Function: Light Machine Gunner
Battalion: 17th Tank Battalion
Division : 7th Armored Division
Company: C
Date of death: October 5, 194
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Overloon, Netherlands
Spot: Last known duty, north of the boot shaped woods, north of Overloon
Awards / Commendations:
★ Purple Heart
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign

Grave number: I, 251
Cemetery: Zachary Taylor National Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky

Date of enlistment:
Other information : Entered the military at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. Interred at Zachary Taylor on December 6, 1950.

Inscription

PVT, US ARMY WORLD WAR II


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