Story County

 

Pvt. George Johannes Petersen

 

 

George Johannes Petersen was born Dec. 14, 1920 to Peter F. and Mayalene Gonbech Peterson. He died July 30, 1944 and is buried in Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France.

Pvt. Petersen served in World War II with the U.S. Army 120th Infantry Regiment, 30th Infantry Division and was KIA in France and awarded the Purple Heart.

Source: ancestry.com