WWII · Battle Death Record
George Peterson
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army · New York
Medal of Honor
Personnel File — Core Information
- Name
- George Peterson
- Entered the Service From
- New York
- Rank
- Staff Sergeant
- Service
- U.S. Army
- Unit / Regiment
- Company K, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
- War
- WWII
- Date of Death
- March 30, 1945
- Awards
- Medal of Honor, Bronze Star Medal, Purple Heart, Combat Infantryman Badge, Presidential Unit Citation
- Burial / Memorial
- Netherlands American Cemetery and Memorial, Margraten, Netherlands
- Grave
- Plot D, Row 21, Grave 10
Their story
On March 30, 1945, near Eisern, Germany, Staff Sergeant Peterson was severely wounded by mortar fire but refused evacuation and single-handedly destroyed three German machine gun nests with hand grenades. He was fatally wounded while advancing to aid his comrades, his actions enabling his company to seize its objective with minimal casualties.
Compiled from American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) and National Archives (NARA) records and public sources.
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