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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Richard A. Petersen

Branch of Service

U.S. Merchant Marine

Hometown

North Aurora, Illinois

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED 4 YEARS IN THE U.S. NAVY, RECEIVING AN HONORABLE DISCHARGE IN FEBRUARY 1941. IN SPRING 1942, HE ENTERED THE U.S. MERCHANT MARINES AS A LIEUTENANT, SERVING AT SEA. HE WAS ON A SHIP LOADED WITH AMMUNITIONS IN OKINAWA WHEN THE ATOM BOMB WAS DROPPED IN JAPAN. HIS SHIP WAS IMMEDIATELY ORDERED BACK TO EVERETT, WASHINGTON AND ONCE THERE, HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM THE U.S. MERCHANT MARINES.