George Johannes Petersen was born Dec. 14, 1920 to Peter F. and Mayalene Gonbech Peterson. He died July 30, 1944 and is buried in Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France.
Pvt. Petersen served in World War II with the U.S. Army 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division and was KIA in France and awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com
