Gene Howard Peterson
Military ROLL OF HONOURLt. Gene H.Peterson was assigned as a B-17 pilot to the 570th Bomb Squadron, the 390th Bomb Group, and the 8th Air Force, USAAF. He flew 12 combat missions*. Failed to Return (FTR) Merseburg, Germany, in the B-17, 42-97407, The As Te Risk, 30 Nov 44; mid air collision with the B-17, 44-8080. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11136
Awards: PH.
* Cologne 15-Oct-44, Cologne 16-Oct-44, Kassel, Hamm, Weisbaden, Langerwehe, Saarbrucken, Geisen, Merseburg [Recalled], Saarbrucken, Mannheim, Merseburg 30-Nov-44.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19129528 / O-710641
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12039724
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16014331
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36809399
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17087223 / O-717731
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The As-Te-Risk
- Unit: 1st Strategic Air Depot 390th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron 570th Bomb Squadron
Places
![A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380433.jpg.webp?itok=L7HbOA_i)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Soda Springs, ID | 26 February 1922 | Son of Algot G and Hazel D Peterson. |
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Enlisted |
Fresno, CA | 8 February 1943 | |
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Died |
Flur Oberkotzau, Germany | 30 November 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Merseburg in B-17 42-97407 'Asterisk' 30-Nov-44; mid air collision with B-17 44-8080. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11136 |
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Other Next of Kin |
Pocatello, Idaho, USA | Sister Alice C [Peterson] Hoge; East Halliday Street, Pocatello, Idaho. | |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Framlingham | 30 November 1944 | Assigned to 570BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Mountain View cemetery, Pocatello, ID | Re-Interred Mountain View cemetery, Pocatello, Bannock County, Idaho Plot 19W, 16, 10 |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/image/608313255
https://www.fold3.com/image/30642068?terms=42-97407
https://www.fold3.com/record/85005926-gene-h-peterson
https://www.fold3.com/image/203630581?rec=203630672
https://www.fold3.com/image/310762375?rec=299303740
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/43131756/gene-peterson
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11136 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database