World War II
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Fallen
Fallen
County:
Ward
Date of Loss:
Branch of Service:
Navy
Rank:
Ensign
Listed on/in the:
Register of North Dakota Veterans World War II 1941-1945 and Korean Conflict 1950-1953, published 1968
Circumstances:
Died in service in Norfolk, Virgina
Biography:
Robert Barry Peterson was born Minot, Ward County, North Dakota on June 26, 1923, to P.H. (Henry) and Rose Peterson. He entered the United States Navy in Minneapolis, Minnesota on February 9, 1943. He married Lucille Janet Walsh on March 3, 1945. Ensign Peterson died in service on June 19, 1946, in Norfolk, Virginia and is buried in Block 51, Grave 21, Rosehill Memorial Park, Minot, North Dakota.
Source: Ancestry