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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Bernard Guy Peterson

Branch of Service

U.S. Marine Corps

Hometown

Makoti, North Dakota

Honored By

Orville L. Kline

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

RANK: PRIVATE 1ST CLASS. HE WAS A UNITED STATES MARINE WHO SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER ASSIGNED TO THE 1ST BATTALION, 7TH MARINES, 1ST MARINE ‘THE OLD BREED’ DIVISION. ON TUESDAY, MAY 15, 1945 HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION DURING THE BATTLE OF OKINAWA AND BURIED IN THE FIRST MARINE DIVISION CEMETERY ON OKINAWA. THE BATTLE OF OKINAWA (APRIL 1-JUNE 22, 1945) CODE NAME: OPERATION ICEBERG WAS THE LARGEST AMPHIBIOUS ASSAULT IN THE PACIFIC WAR OF WWII. AFTER THE CESSATION OF HOSTILITIES WITH JAPAN, HIS REMAINS WERE TRANSFERRED TO HONOLULU, WITH INTERMENT IN THE NATIONAL MEMORIAL CEMETERY OF THE PACIFIC, ‘PUNCHBOWL’ HAWAII.