Louis Peterson
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed near Vollradisroda in B-17 #446304
Flight Officer Louis Peterson was born June 21, 1918. His next of kin were his wife, Isabelle Peterson, his son, Larry Peterson, and his parents, Louis and Eva Peterson. He was from Seattle, Washington.
He was the Copilot aboard B-17 tail #44-6304 of the 305th Bomb Group, 422nd Bomb Squadron, when it crashed over Vollradisroda, Germany, on August 16, 1944. Of the crew of ten on board, only the pilot, 2nd LT Darrell V. Betz, survived.
He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Renton, Washington.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, USA | 21 June 1918 | Flight Officer Louis Peterson was born June 21, 1918. His next of kin were his wife, Isabelle Peterson, his son, Larry Peterson, and his parents, Louis and Eva Peterson. He was from Seattle, Washington. |
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Died |
16 August 1944 | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 16 August 1944 | He was the Copilot aboard B-17 tail #44-6304 of the 305th Bomb Group, 422nd Bomb Squadron, when it crashed over Vollradisroda, Germany, on August 16, 1944. Of the crew of ten on board, only the pilot, 2nd LT Darrell V. Betz, survived. |
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Buried |
Renton, WA, USA | He is buried in Greenwood Cemetery in Renton, Washington. |
Revisions
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8436 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database