Donald E Petersen
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 13241
B-24 Liberator crew of 409th Bomb Squadron, 93rd Bomb Group, Hardwick.
Back row L-R: Richard J Glauner (bombardier), David S Searles (pilot), Paul R Steichen (navigator), Don Petersen (co-pilot).
Front row L-R: Joseph O Draisker (radio operator), Loyd E Noffsinger (tail gunner), Raymond Lovie (engineer), Kenneth f Bailey (nose gunner) & Norris J Wilson (top turret gunner).
Back row L-R: Richard J Glauner (bombardier), David S Searles (pilot), Paul R Steichen (navigator), Don Petersen (co-pilot).
Front row L-R: Joseph O Draisker (radio operator), Loyd E Noffsinger (tail gunner), Raymond Lovie (engineer), Kenneth f Bailey (nose gunner) & Norris J Wilson (top turret gunner).
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Killed in Action (KIA) 9 October 1944. See the book 'View From Above A War Story' and also 'Flying' a film script on file at the museum that tells the circumstances of his death
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Patches/Old Patches
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Racine, Wisconsin | 20 May 1918 | |
Died |
9 October 1944 | ||
Buried |
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Sources
ABMC/ nephew, Ken Ness MACR 9348 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia