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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Lloyd Peterson

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Chicago, Illinois

Honored By

Arno W. McGraw, III

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

TRAINED AS A B-17 PILOT, FLEW THE NEW 'BABOON MCGOON' FROM KEARNEY, NEBRASKA TO ENGLAND IN JANUARY 1944. ASSIGNED TO DIVISION 1, 381ST BOMB GROUP, 533RD SQUADRON, RIDGEWELL, ENGLAND. HIS 28TH COMBAT MISSION ENDED WHEN HIS PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN OVER BERLIN ON JUNE 21, 1944. SPENT THE NEXT YEAR AS A POW UNDER DIFFICULT CONDITIONS IN GERMANY.