Knute R. Peterson
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Navy
Knute Raymond Peterson of Zim enlisted in the Navy on March 28, 1945.
He was a Seaman 1st Class aboard the destroyer USS Wickes (DD 578) and at Subic Bay Naval Base in the Philippines.
He was discharged on July 16, 1946.
Source: Hometown Heroes: The St. Louis County World War II Project. 248.