Peterson Lynn George

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B-24 Liberator 'Old Daddy' (42-7497) Info Board

Name:

Lynn George Peterson

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-743268

Unit:

577th Bomber Squadron, 392nd Bomber Group

Date of Death:

1944-03-18

State:

South Dakota

Cemetery:

Wayside Cemetery, Frederick, Brown County, South Dakota, USA

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Lynn George Peterson was born on February 22, 1918, in Stratford, South Dakota. He was the son of Edward C. Peterson and Elizabeth Kutschke Peterson.

Lynn served in the 577th Bomber Squadron, 392nd Bomber Group, as a First Lieutenant and Pilot on the B-24 Liberator #42-7497 during World War II.

On March 18, 1944, his crew took off from Station 118 airfield in Wendling, England, for a mission in Friedrichshafen. At 1510 hours, the plane was last seen spinning down to the left, with one engine on fire, and subsequently crashing. A total of seven parachutes in two groups were seen. Those seven crew members became prisoners of war. The bodies of the other three crew members were discovered in the wreckage, including 1Lt Peterson's.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, francecrashes39-45.net