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Personal info

Full name
PETERSON, James B
Date of birth
12 January 1924
Age
21
Place of birth
Lincoln, Nebraska
Hometown
Lancaster County, Nebraska

Military service

Service number
37476158
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
358th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 January 1945
Place of death
Near Bras, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
F 14 14

Immediate family

Members
Jay P. Peterson (father)
Madonna B. Peterson (mother)

More information

Pvt James B. Peterson graduated from Irving Junior High School in 1942. He had attended the University of Nebraska for a year and had commenced his sophomore year when he left for the army.

Pfc James B. Peterson was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foy, Belgium.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, www.newspapers.com - The Nebraska State Journal

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - The Nebraska State Journal 1943 and 1945