Winnifred Ellowyn Peterson
Era: World War II
Military Branch: Not Available
Winnifred Ellowyn Peterson served as a volunteer with the American Red Cross during World War II.
She sold Victory Liberty Loan Notes, for which she received a “Roll of Honor” from the U.S. Treasury Department, War Loan Organization.
She was born in Duluth, Minnesota, on June 7, 1910, the daughter of William and Roxieanna Cowden Peterson. She graduated from Duluth Central High School in 1926.
Mrs. Peterson died at age 97 on January 20, 2008, in Duluth.
Source: Duluth News Tribune, January 22, 2008
