World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Charles A. Peterson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Elmwood Park, Illinois
Honored By
Dorothy R. Thompson
Relationship
Sister
SERVED IN THE PHILIPPINES WHEN THE WAR STARTED. A MEMBER OF COMPANY B, 192ND TANK BATTALION. HE WAS IN THE DEATH MARCH AND DIED IN JAPANESE PRISON CAMP. RECEIVED THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL, PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL AND THE BRONZE STAR MEDAL POSTHUMOUSLY.