SGT
Gordon V Petersen
Aged 26, fallen January 12, 1945
- Unit
- Company A, 232nd Infantry Regiment
- Serial number
- 36274079
- Hometown
- Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Date of death
- January 12, 1945
- Classification
- Died of wounds
- Burial
- Wisconsin Memorial Park, Section 4B Lot 67, Brookfield, Wisconsin
Sergeant Gordon V Petersen, serial number 36274079, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, served with Company A of the 232nd Infantry Regiment in the 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division. He died of wounds on January 12, 1945, at the age of 26. He is buried at Wisconsin Memorial Park, Section 4B Lot 67, Brookfield, Wisconsin.
Further reading: The 42nd “Rainbow” Division Was Not at the Battle of the Bulge.
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