State Heroes
1918
Alfred Melvin Peterson
Ambrose, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company C, Depot Battalion No. 1
Date of Loss: October 18, 1918 / Age: 26
Died of pneumonia, at Camp Dodge, Iowa, on Oct. 18, 1918.
Buried at Ambrose, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1944
Staff Sergeant Donald H. Peterson
World War II (WWII)
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.
1918
Christian Albert Peterson
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company A, 164th Infantry
Date of Loss: May 30, 1918 / Age: 24
Killed in action on May 30, 1918.
Buried, Grave 2, Row 20, Block C, Somme American Cemetery, Bony, Aisne, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND as Christ A Peterson.
1945
Private Everett N. Peterson
World War II (WWII)
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.
Pvt. Peter T. Peterson
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Company M, 6th Infantry
Discharged at Fort Sheridan, Ill., on Aug. 2, 1919, as a Private, Surgeon's Certificate of Disability, 10%.
Name NOT included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1943
Private First Class Harvey A. Peterson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: May 25, 1943 / Age: 32
Killed in action on Attu Island
1918
John M. Peterson
World War I (WWI)
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.
1918
Martin Peterson
World War I (WWI)
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.
1942
Staff Sergeant Lester W. Peterson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Battalion / Task Group / Squadron or equivalent: 34th AAF Persuit Squadron
Date of Loss: May 24, 1942 / Age: 25
Died in service in the Philippine Islands
1944
Staff Sergeant Richard E. Peterson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 16, 1944 / Age: 25
Killed in action in Italy
1918
Elmer Peterson
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: Headquarters Company, 339th Field Artillery
Date of Loss: October 28, 1918 / Age: 28
Died of pneumonia, at Clermont-Ferrand, France, on Oct. 28, 1918.
Buried, Grave 4, Row 9, Block B, Aisne-Marne American Cemetery, Belleau, Aisne, France.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1946
Ensign Robert B. Peterson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Navy
Date of Loss: June 19, 1946 / Age: 22
Died in service in Norfolk, Virgina
1918
Henry Peterson
Walcott, ND
World War I (WWI)
Branch of Service: Army
Company / Ship / Flight or equivalent: 161st Depot Brigade
Date of Loss: October 09, 1918 / Age: 27
Died of pneumonia at Camp Hancock, Ga., on Oct. 9, 1918.
Buried at Walcott, N. Dak.
Name included on the All Veterans Memorial at State Capitol in Bismarck ND.
1916
Carl Melvin Peterson
World War I (WWI)
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.
1943
Private First Class Roy E. Peterson
World War II (WWII)
Branch of Service: Army
Date of Loss: June 17, 1943 / Age: 30
Died in service in Chandler, Arizona