World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Ulrik David Petersen
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Greensburgh, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Ulrik R. Petersen
Relationship
Son
ENTERED THE U.S. NAVY JULY 7, 1943. BOOT CAMP SAMPSON, NEW YORK. ELECTRIC SCHOOL IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY, AMES, IOWA. NEXT STOP CAMP SHOEMAKER, STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA. SENT TO SOUTH PACIFIC ON M.S. JAPPARA. LANDED AT NOUMEA, NEW CALEDONIA. THEY SENT TO ESPIRITU SANTOS, NEW HEBRIDES. RETURNED TO THE U.S. VIA TREASURE ISLAND NAVY YARD, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA. NEXT STOP CAMP PERRY, VIRGINIA FOR MORE ELECTRIC SCHOOL. AFTER SCHOOL BACK TO TREASURE ISLAND AND STATIONED ABOARD YMS-177 A MINESWEEPER. DISCHARGED SPRING 1946 FROM CAMP PENDLETON, CALIFORNIA.