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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Ralph Renny Peterson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Minneapolis, Minnesota

Honored By

Stephen Savage

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED AS A SEAMAN 2ND CLASS ABOARD THE CRUISER USS INDIANAPOLIS (CA-35). AFTER DELIVERING THE COMPONENTS FOR THE ATOMIC BOMB TO TINIAN ISLAND, HIS SHIP WAS TORPEDOED AND SUNK JULY 30, 1945. HE WAS RESCUED AFTER 5 NIGHTS AND 4 DAYS AT SEA BUT DIED ABOARD THE RESCUE SHIP USS BASSETT. HE WAS AMONG 880 CREWMEN THAT PERISHED FROM THE USS INDIANAPOLIS.