Andrew Carl Peterson
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Rear L-R: S/Sgt Andrew C Peterson [Ball], S/Sgt Joseph J Biernacki [Tail], T/Sgt Salvatore J Cicinelli [Radio], T/Sgt Daniel T Deitch [Eng/Top], S/Sgt Carl C Stewart [L Waist].
Front L-R: 2Lt Ragnar Barhaug [Co], 1Lt David W Mack [P], 2Lt Charles J Cox [Bomb], 2Lt Roland M Smith [Nav].
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A10445-61820AC.
Object Number - UPL 24085 - Lt. Mack and crew of the 303rd Bomb Group based In England. 22 July 1943. Rear L-R: S/Sgt Andrew C Peterson [Ball], S/Sgt Joseph J Biernacki...
Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 14 missions (first on 16-Apr-43). David Mack crew. Shot down 25-Jun-43 in B-17 42-5382 'The Witch's Tit'. Killed in Action (KIA). No MACR
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13040029 / O-791469
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Witche's Tit
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 360th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Wisconsin, USA | 30 April 1920 | Son of Andrew Carl and Lorraine [Henderson] Peterson. |
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Enlisted |
Milwaukee, WI | 21 January 1942 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
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Other Killed in action |
Oldenburg, Germany | 25 June 1943 | Shot down 25-Jun-43 in B-17 42-5382 'The Witch's Tit'. Killed in Action 'KIA'. |
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Buried |
West Lawn Memorial Park Mount Pleasant Racine County WI | 3 August 1949 | Re-Interred West Lawn Memorial Park Mount Pleasant Racine County Wisconsin, USA. |
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Based |
Molesworth | 25 June 1943 | Assigned to 360BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- / http://303rdbg.com/rost-nopq.html#N
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor