World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Carl L. Peterson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
McPherson, Kansas
Honored By
Family & Friends
TECHNICIAN 5TH GRADE. BATTERY B, 601ST ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN BATTALION. APRIL, 1943; NORTH AFRICA, STATIONED IN ALGIERS, SENT ON TO SARDINIA AND CORSICA UNTIL NOVEMBER 1944, THEN SENT INTO SOUTHERN FRANCE, UP THROUGH FRANCE, GERMANY, HOLLAND AND BELGIUM. RETURNED DECEMBER 1945, NEVER HAVING HAD A FURLOUGH THROUGH ENTIRE TIME OF SERVICE. EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 2 BRONZE STARS, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.