Kenneth Leroy Peterson

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. 3 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin 3-Feb-45 in B-17 42-102951; flak and mech failure, crashed Den Berg Texel, Netherlands Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 12048



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-778901
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron

Missions

  • Date: 3 February 1945

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

St Croix Falls, WI 14 December 1909 Son of Alma Petersen.

Died

Den Berg Texel, Netherlands 3 February 1945 Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin 3-Feb-45 in B-17 42-102951; flak and mech failure, crashed Den Berg Texel, Netherlands Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 12048

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Thorpe Abbotts 3 February 1945 Assigned to 334BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Plot H Row 6 Grave 3
Ramsey, Minnesota Husband of Alice Malinda Petersen.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12048 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database