Emil Oscar Peterson
Military
Pilot-2nd Lt. Mahion R. Reickson (POW)
Co-pilot-2nd Lt. Adolf H. Huesgen (EVD)
Navigator-2nd Lt. Paul A. Nachwey (KIA)
Bombardier-2nd Lt. Lionel J. Leitner (EVD)
Top Turret Gunner-S/Sgt. Emil O. Peterson (EVD)
Radar Operator-T/Sgt. Claiborne T. Graves (POW)
Ball Turret Gunner-Sgt. Lowell E. Thompson (POW)
Right Waist Gunner-Sgt. James T. Sewell (POW)
Tail Gunner-Sgt. Robert G. Morden (POW)
398th Bomb Group Collection via Nuthampstead Airfield Museum.
Object Number - UPL 23045 - B-17 "Ramp Rooster" 42-107188. On 29th December 1944, on it's 42nd mission, the aircraft was hit with flak and the caught fire. The plane crashed in...
Assigned to 602BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. Crashed on 29-Dec-44 in Luxembourg in B-17 42-107188 'Ramp Rooster'. Evaded (EVD)
Awards: AM, PH, EAME, WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-770985
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ramp Rooster
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 487th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron 836th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Three Forks, Montana | 20 April 1916 | Born Three Forks, Montana |
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Enlisted |
Missoula, Montana | 25 June 1941 | Enlisted Missoula, Montana |
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Other Evaded |
Belgium | 29 December 1944 | |
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Other Discharged |
2 September 1945 | ||
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Died |
Anaconda, Montana | 6 September 1993 | Died Anaconda, Montana |
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Buried |
Mount Olivet Cemetery Anaconda, Montana | 9 September 1993 | Interred Mount Olivet Cemetery Anaconda, Montana |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11348 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
