Arnold J. Peterson

Arnold J. Peterson of Eveleth, Minnesota was inducted into the Army on Aug. 19, 1942.

He was a Private and a fire control instrument operator with Battery B, 929th Field Artillery Battalion, serving in northern France, the Rhineland, Ardennes and Central Europe. He was wounded in action on Aug. 13, 1944.

Mr, Peterson received the: Purple Heart, European-African-Middle East Campaign Service Medal with five bronze battle stars, World War II Victory Medal and two overseas service bars.

He was discharged on Sept. 27, 1945.

Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 247.

Support The Museum - Help us continue our work of saving and educating the public about our local veterans. Visit us on Facebook and keep up to date with us!

Sign up for eNews