State Heroes
1944
Technical Sergeant Axel R. Peterson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: February 15, 1944 / Age: 29
Killed in action in Cassino, Italy
1918
John M. Peterson
World War I
Date of Loss: November 11, 1918 / Age:
Name NOT included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information NOT found in the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
1944
Radioman 3c Raymond O. Peterson
Petersburg, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: November 25, 1944 / Age: 22
Died while in MIA status. Killed aboard the USS Liscome Bay (CVE-56), an aircraft carrier escort, when it was sunk by a Japanese torpedo near the Gilbert Islands.Â
1945
Private First Class Bernard G. Peterson
World War II
Branch of Service: Marines
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company B
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: First Battalion
Regiment / Group / Brigade: Seventh Marine Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: First Marine Division
Date of Loss: May 15, 1945 / Age: 21
Killed in action in Okinawa.
1945
Sgt. Maurice P. Peterson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: US Infantry
Date of Loss: December 13, 1945 / Age:
Died while in MIA status after the evacuation of Guadalcanal.
1918
Martin Peterson
World War I
Date of Loss: November 11, 1918 / Age:
Name NOT included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
Information NOT found in the Official Roster of North Dakota Soldiers, Sailors and Marines.
1945
Seaman 2nd Class Darwin P. Peterson
World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: February 21, 1945 / Age: 19
Killed in action in the Asiatic Area
1945
Pvt. Lyle W. Peterson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 3rd Tank Battalion, 10th Armored Division
Date of Loss: March 21, 1945 / Age: 27
Killed in action near France.
1944
Staff Sergeant Donald H. Peterson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 358th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 90th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: November 30, 1944 / Age: 35
Died in France on November 30, 1944, from wounds received in an attack on the Siegfried line in Germany. Peterson was a member of a rifle company which succeeded in capturing 14 pill boxes and cleared out several tank traps in the attack.
1916
Carl Melvin Peterson
World War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 17th Canadian Reserve Battalion
Date of Loss: October 01, 1916 / Age: 21
Died, Oct., 1916, at Shornecliffe Barracks, near Folkestone, England.
Name NOT included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1945
Seaman 1c Glenn H. Peterson
Sherwood, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: United States Naval Reserve
Date of Loss: July 30, 1945 / Age: 20
Died while in MIA status - buried at sea during the sinking of the USS Indianapolis.
1945
Private Everett N. Peterson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Regiment / Group / Brigade: 305th Infantry Regiment
Division / Fleet / Air Force or Equivalent: 77th Infantry Division
Date of Loss: April 16, 1945 / Age: 19
Killed in combat against the Japanese Army on the small Island of le Shima.
1944
Sgt. George B. Peterson
McCanna, NDWorld War II
Branch of Service: Air Force
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 735th Bomber Squadron, 453rd Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Loss: May 08, 1944 / Age: 23
Killed in action near Belgium.
1943
Private First Class Harvey A. Peterson
World War II
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 25, 1943 / Age: 32
Killed in action on Attu Island
1918
Lars Paul Peterson
Kenmare, NDWorld War I
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company E, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: July 19, 1918 / Age: 19
Killed in action on July 19, 1918.
Buried in France, reburied in Lakeview Cemetery, Kenmare, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.