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1st Lt Andrew R. Peterson
722nd Squadron




September 1943


Aviation Cadet
San Antonio
Class 43-H


Casper, Wyoming - 1943
Left to right: Andrew Peterson, Marvin Schirmacher(kneeling) and Bill Christian.



Manduria - 1999
Andy by the 450th Memorial Plaque





Missions Flown


Not Re: Missions Flown from Andy


Radio Log - 18 April 1944


Flight Performance Record - 1 May 1944


12 July 1944 Mission

JULY 12, 1944

 

S  E  C  R  E  T

 

BRIEFING:             0445

START ENG: 0545

TAKE OFF:    0600

RENDY: 450TH AND 98TH OVER SAN VITO, 450TH ALTITUDE 7,000 FEET

AT 0710 BAKER.  KEY POINT ALTITUDE 18,000 FEET AT 1002 BAKER.

TARGET TIME: 1038  BAKER 20,000' ON 298 TRUE.

RALLY:            RIGHT

RECALL:              BANKER

BOMBER FIGHTER V H F CHANNELL ABLE, INTER GROUP CHANNEL BAKER.

                        CALL                                      FLARE

449TH              PLAY FAIR 1                                    YELLOW YELLOW

376TH              PLAY FAIR 2                                    RED YELLOW

450TH              PLAY FAIR 3                                    RED GREEN

98TH                PLAY FAIR 4                                    GREEN YELLOW

FIGHTER:  HEADTOP

R/T CALL SIGNS

                                                720TH  SHAVING

                                                721ST  FOXTAIL

                                                722ND  SAMSON

                                                723RD  SOCIAL

1ST ATTACK                                                                                     2ND ATTACK

973  SNAITH  33-B                                                                458 PETERSON  53-B

356  KELLMAN  78-V                                                    332  FEASEL  52-L

311  LOVE  76-Z                                                                710  LOMBARD  42-O

385  JONES  64-O                                                               488  WOOLSEY  48-K

196  BOLTON  74-F                                                                      331  DONNER  47-E

175  SORENSEN 72-Y                                                    285  CROCKETT  46-H

620  BRUS  66-M                                                               441  COLLETTE  56-D

205  NYREEN  36-O                                             742            211  JEFF  6-D  18-P

455  DANIELS  32-E                                                    261  MAYO  3-E

448  LETT  27-M                                                               615  COOKE  20-S

345  WHITE  30-K                                                                284  INGLET  19-Q

390  WOOD  22-D                                                               378  POWELL  10-O

152  ANDREWS  35-R                                                    287  SWINEHART  16-I

708  SAUER  28-Y                                                                748  SHAMBLIN  2-L


Verification Signals - April 1944

ORDERS

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06 07 08 09 10
11 12 13 14 15
16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30
31 32 33 34 35
36 37 38 39  

Obituary for Andrew Roy Peterson, 89, of Boulder City, Nevada for 13 years.

Born April l7, 1920 in Anoka County, Minnesota To Fred & Gina (Mickelson) Peterson. Raised on their farm. Completed High School in Red Wing, Minn. In the class of 1938.
Enlisted in Army Air Corp. in l943. Flew 51 B-24 combat missions in European theater in 1944 including the oil fields of Ploesti, Rumania.
His next assignment was in the USA Air Transport Command from which he was discharged in 1947.
From the US Air Force Reserves Captain Peterson was recalled for 2 years active state slide duty during the Korean War flying B-36 reconnaissance.

Andy was a professional photographer until hired as copilot for PSA.
In 1955 he moved his family to Las Vegas to fly for Bonanza Air Lines. He retired after 21 years as DC-9 Captain.

Retired for 33 years. The last 13 in Boulder City where he was active volunteer in the BC Senior center and Community Club. Charter member of the VFW Post in BC.

Preceded in death by brothers Arvid, Hjalmer, George, Floyd, & Edgar & beloved sister, Gerda Borgen. & Bess (Larsen) Peterson, mother of his 3 children.
Survived by wife of 38 years, Sharon Peterson, daughters Nancy Vetrano, of Sacramento, California, Sandra Bacon, of Henderson Nevada, son & daughter-in-law, Drew & Amy Peterson, of Aztec, New Mexico, grand children, Gina Vetrano, & Joseph Vetrano of Sacramento, California, sister-in-law, Florence Peterson of Minnesota.

Services will be held at the So. Nevada Veteran's Memorial Chapel Wednesday, August 19, 2009 at 11:20 AM.
Lunch will be at Bethany Baptist church 210 Wyoming, in Boulder City.
Contributions to favorite charity in lieu of flowers.


Information courtesy of Andrew Peterson

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