World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Clifford Carl Petersen
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Phoenix, Arizona
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
MAJOR. HE WAS STATIONED IN NEW CALEDONIA AND GUADALCANAL. EARNED THE BRONZE STAR FOR VALOR IN PROVIDING HIS TROOPS WITH EXTRAORDINARILY ACCURATE MAPS HE DEVELOPED THAT ENABLED HIS BATTALION TO DELIVER CLOSE AND ACCURATE FIRE IN SUPPORT OF INFANTRY IN THEIR ATTACKS.