Name:
Richard Merle Peterson
Rank:
Corporal
Serial Number:
511078
Unit:
3rd Marine Division
Date of Death:
1944-07-21
State:
Iowa
Cemetery:
Fairview Cemetery, Waterloo, Black Hawk County, Iowa, USA
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Richard Merle Peterson was born on August 18, 1925. He was the son of William E. Peterson and Elsie Steen Peterson.
He served in the Headquarters Company, Headquarters Battalion, 3rd Marine Division as a Corporal during World War II. He was Killed in Action on July 21, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.