Harry served as a Staff Sergeant & Tail Gunner on B-17G #43-38265, 7th Bomber Squadron, 34th Bomber Group, 8th U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Sonoma County, California prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on March 30, 1943 in San Francisco, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
B-17G #43-38265 took off, with a crew of 9, from Station 156, England on a bombing mission over Kassel, Germany. They were hit by ground anti-aircraft fire and crashed near Muenchenhof, Germany during the war. The entire crew was lost on this crash.
Harry was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 39129436
Son of Emma Petersen who resided in Santa Rosa, California.
( Bio & Burial found by: Russ Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17G #43-38265:
Boatright, William G. ~ FO, Bombardier, TX
Burns, Bernard J. ~ S/Sgt, Nose Gunner, OH
Camp, Charles E. ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, MS
Cummings, Joseph B. ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
Killoren, Eugene R. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, WI
McCage, William T. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MI
Petersen, Harry M. ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, CA
Seaton, Carlton ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, CA
Smith, Louie M. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, D.C.
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
He resided in Sonoma County, California prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on March 30, 1943 in San Francisco, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
B-17G #43-38265 took off, with a crew of 9, from Station 156, England on a bombing mission over Kassel, Germany. They were hit by ground anti-aircraft fire and crashed near Muenchenhof, Germany during the war. The entire crew was lost on this crash.
Harry was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 39129436
Son of Emma Petersen who resided in Santa Rosa, California.
( Bio & Burial found by: Russ Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17G #43-38265:
Boatright, William G. ~ FO, Bombardier, TX
Burns, Bernard J. ~ S/Sgt, Nose Gunner, OH
Camp, Charles E. ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, MS
Cummings, Joseph B. ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
Killoren, Eugene R. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, WI
McCage, William T. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MI
Petersen, Harry M. ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, CA
Seaton, Carlton ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, CA
Smith, Louie M. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, D.C.
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
Harry served as a Staff Sergeant & Tail Gunner on B-17G #43-38265, 7th Bomber Squadron, 34th Bomber Group, 8th U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Sonoma County, California prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on March 30, 1943 in San Francisco, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
B-17G #43-38265 took off, with a crew of 9, from Station 156, England on a bombing mission over Kassel, Germany. They were hit by ground anti-aircraft fire and crashed near Muenchenhof, Germany during the war. The entire crew was lost on this crash.
Harry was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 39129436
Son of Emma Petersen who resided in Santa Rosa, California.
( Bio & Burial found by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #43-38265:
Boatright, William G. ~ FO, Bombardier, TX
Burns, Bernard J. ~ S/Sgt, Nose Gunner, OH
Camp, Charles E. ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, MS
Cummings, Joseph B. ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
Killoren, Eugene R. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, WI
McCage, William T. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MI
Petersen, Harry M. ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, CA
Seaton, Carlton ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, CA
Smith, Louie M. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, D.C.
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
He resided in Sonoma County, California prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on March 30, 1943 in San Francisco, California. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Single, without dependents.
B-17G #43-38265 took off, with a crew of 9, from Station 156, England on a bombing mission over Kassel, Germany. They were hit by ground anti-aircraft fire and crashed near Muenchenhof, Germany during the war. The entire crew was lost on this crash.
Harry was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 39129436
Son of Emma Petersen who resided in Santa Rosa, California.
( Bio & Burial found by: Russ Pickett )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-17G #43-38265:
Boatright, William G. ~ FO, Bombardier, TX
Burns, Bernard J. ~ S/Sgt, Nose Gunner, OH
Camp, Charles E. ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, MS
Cummings, Joseph B. ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, NY
Killoren, Eugene R. ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, WI
McCage, William T. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MI
Petersen, Harry M. ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, CA
Seaton, Carlton ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, CA
Smith, Louie M. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, D.C.
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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