World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William H. Petersen, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Chicago, Illinois
Honored By
Judi Short
Relationship
Daughter
BASIC TRAINING AT FORT LEONARD WOOD IN 1941. STAYED BEHIND TO BE THE DRILL SERGEANT. LATER WAS STATIONED AT ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA AND SCHENECTADY, NEW YORK. ORDERS FOR THE CHINA-BURMA-INDIA THEATER OF OPERATIONS BUT THEY WERE RESCINDED. HE WAS DISCHARGED IN 1945 AT THE END OF THE WAR.