Peterson Richard W.

Monuments

B-17 (42-5792) 'The Mugger' Crash Memorial

Lts O'Connor and Peterson Memorial -303rd Bomber Group

Name:

Richard W. Peterson

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-671093

Unit:

427th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1943-07-04

State:

Colorado

Cemetery:

Normandy American Cemetery, France

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

2nd Lt Richard W. Peterson, bombardier of the B-17 42-5792 �The Mugger�, took off from station 107 in Molesworth, Cambridgeshire, UK at 0930 on a bombing mission over the Gnome-Rhone-Le Mans factories. The plane was attacked by German fighters and hit by flak. One of those shells killed Peterson long before the crew bailed out or the plane crashed.