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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Carl Elwin Peterson, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Chester Township, Geauga County, Ohio

Honored By

Geauga Junior Genealogists 4-H Club

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

INDUCTED ON JULY 21, 1943 INTO THE U.S. ARMY. SERVED WITH COMPANY B, 222ND INFANTRY AS A SCOUT IN THE RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. WOUNDED IN FRANCE ON FEBRUARY 19, 1945. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH TWO BRONZE STARS, AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT RIBBON, AND WWII VICTORY RIBBON. DISCHARGED ON MARCH 26, 1946.