Gerald E. Peterson

Gerald E. Peterson entered the Army on Oct. 26, 1942.

He was a Sergeant and a foreman for bridge building with the 321st Engineer Battalion, 96th Infantry Division, serving in the invasion of Leyte and on Okinawa.

He was separated on Jan. 12, 1946.

Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 248.

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