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Raymond Orvin “Shorty” Peterson

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Raymond Orvin “Shorty” Peterson

Birth
Petersburg, Nelson County, North Dakota, USA
Death
25 Nov 1944 (aged 22)
Gilbert Islands, Kiribati
Burial
Petersburg, Nelson County, North Dakota, USA Add to Map
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Radioman, Third Class, U.S. Navy
Service # 7302092
United States Naval Reserve
Entered the Service from: North Dakota
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Awards: Purple Heart

Tablets of the Missing Honolulu

Raymond was a Radioman aboard the USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56), an aircraft carrier escort, which was sunk by a Japanese torpedo near the Gilbert Islands. The Liscome Bay received one Battle Star. (Bronze Star).

Date of Missing in Action is Nov 24 1943
Radioman, Third Class, U.S. Navy
Service # 7302092
United States Naval Reserve
Entered the Service from: North Dakota
Missing in Action or Buried at Sea
Awards: Purple Heart

Tablets of the Missing Honolulu

Raymond was a Radioman aboard the USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56), an aircraft carrier escort, which was sunk by a Japanese torpedo near the Gilbert Islands. The Liscome Bay received one Battle Star. (Bronze Star).

Date of Missing in Action is Nov 24 1943

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memorial marker placed spring 2015

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  • Created by: kateb
  • Added: Mar 4, 2015
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/143343335/raymond_orvin-peterson: accessed ), memorial page for Raymond Orvin “Shorty” Peterson (14 Mar 1922–25 Nov 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 143343335, citing Petersburg City Cemetery, Petersburg, Nelson County, North Dakota, USA; Maintained by kateb (contributor 47198484).