World War II Honoree

Judd Boberg Peterson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Sandy, Utah

Honored By

Dana Clark and Nicholas Judd Peterson

Relationship

Son & Grandson

SERVED ABOARD THE USS MINNEAPOLIS, EARNING 17 BATTLE STARS, FOR A MAJORITY OF THE WAR. HE SAW ACTION IN ALL MAJOR NAVAL ENGAGEMENTS IN THE PACIFIC THEATRE INCLUDING CORAL SEA, MIDWAY, THE GUADALCANAL NAVAL BATTLES AND OTHERS. HE WAS FIRST A BUGLER, THEN BECAME A QUARTERMASTER. DURING 1945, HE TRANSFERRED TO THE USS PITT AND WAS PROMOTED TO THE RANK OF CHIEF QUARTERMASTER. HE HELD THAT RANK WHEN HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1945.