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Adolph N. Pederson
Private First Class, U.S. Army
Serial No: 37656366
531st Anti-Aircraft Arty
Automatic Weapons Battalion
died 28 Nov 1944
buried at Netherlands American Cemetery
Margarten, Netherlands
Awards: Purple Heart
Pfc. Adolph N. Pederson, 37, was killed in action in Germany on Nov. 28 while serving with an anti-aircraft unit was learned Friday by his wife who is residing in Estherville, who received a telegram from the war department.
Private Pederson was drafted into the service Jan. 1, 1943, and went overseas in January of the year. He had served in England, France, Holland, Belgium and Germany. His unit has been used for artillery operations in addition to anti-aircraft. Private Pederson was in the D-day invasion.
Mrs. Pederson received the last letter, dated Nov. 15, from her husband Dec. 5. She is employed at the Rock Island roundhouse as a call clerk.
Private Pederson is survived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Pedersen of Ringsted, his widow [Bernice Horswell] and three-year-old daughter, one brother, Leonard L. Pederson, who is a member of the Army air corps, and six sisters, Mrs. C. Hartel of Washington D. C., Mrs. J. B. Nolan of Seneca, Mrs. H. Nelson of Omaha, Mrs. John Saunders of Estherville, Arlene Pederson of Los Angeles, Calif., and Mrs. J. Christensen of Ringsted.
Contributed by: Don Sweaney. Source: Estherville Daily News, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa, December 9, 1944.
Lieut. Sidney Peterson is missing in action over Germany since May 28, according to work received at Ringsted. Lt. Peterson had been stationed in England for more than a year, and had flown over 50 missions.He is a graduate of Ringsted high school and grew to manhood in that community. His mother lives in Chicago and his father in Fairmont, Minn. Two of his brothers are also in service, one in the army and one in the navy.
Word has been received at Ringsted that Hans Hansen, son of Mr. and Mrs. O.P. Hansen, who is stationed in Italy has been wounded.
Word was also received that Henry E. Myers, Jr. was wounded during landing operations on an island in the south Pacific and has been hospitalized for the past several weeks.
Source: Vindicator and Republican, Estherville, Emmet County, Iowa; June 22, 1944.
Transcribed from the U.S. National
Archives and Records
Administration (NARA),
a listing of World War II Honor List of Dead and
Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel.
| Name | Serial Number | Rank/Grade | Casualty Type* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson, John H. | 37683790 | PFC | DNB | |
| Andrews, Harold L. | 37772342 | PFC | KIA | |
| Andrews, Richard C. | 0_731725 | 1 LT | KIA | |
| Bassett, Wyatt D. | 37048293 | SGT | KIA | |
| Berven, Allen C. | 37110537 | S SG | KIA | |
| Boone, Daniel L. | 37670367 | PFC | KIA | Obituary |
| Brown, Lawrence L. | 37113082 | S SG | KIA | |
| Burckart, Donald P. | 16007940 | S SG | KIA | |
| Chapman, Richard R. | 0_727407 | 2 LT | DOW | |
| Clark, Ray E. | 37661991 | TEC4 | KIA | |
| Dale, Wayne W. | 20750441 | PVT | KIA | |
| Fisher, Franz T. | 37113092 | PFC | DNB | |
| Fouts, Melvin C. | 17112987 | PVT | DNB | Obituary |
| Goecke, Melvin J. | 37045399 | PFC | DOW | |
| Griffis, Gordon C. | 17140603 | PFC | KIA | Obituary |
| Holroyd, Earl M. | 37664298 | PFC | KIA | Obituary |
| Hubbard, Kenneth E. | 0_887258 | 2 LT | DNB | |
| Johnson, Mervin J. | 37193344 | PFC | DOW | |
| Knipe, James S. | 0_509614 | CAPT | KIA | Obituary |
| Lytle, Lyndon L. | 37043293 | T SC | KIA | |
| Mauck, Donn R. | 37664314 | PVT | KIA | Obituary |
| McCall, Maurice E. | 0_790979 | 2 LT | DNB | Obituary |
| McKean, Glenn J. | 17042817 | AV C | DNB | |
| Mitchell, Charles V. | 37695645 | PVT | KIA | |
| Myers, William D. | 37039531 | PFC | KIA | |
| Nelson, Albin E. | 37113324 | PVT | KIA | |
| Olling, Donald L. | 37694973 | PVT | KIA | |
| Pederson, Adolph N. | 37656366 | PFC | KIA | Obituary |
| Pickell, Willis E. | 37422592 | PFC | KIA | Obituary |
| Richard, LeRoy H. | 37774942 | PVT | KIA | |
| Shaw, James V. | 17047268 | T SC | KIA | Obituary |
| Smith, James R. | 37778805 | PVT | KIA | |
| Thorson, John F. | 37191243 | PFC | KIA | |
| Twedt, Curtis E. | 37664318 | PFC | KIA | Obituary |
| Warrington, William E. | 37772337 | PFC | KIA | Obituary |
| Weiby, Jens T. | 0_738306 | 1 LT | FOD | |
| Weller, Alvin | 0_727601 | 2 LT | DNB | |
| Wellnitz, Henry C. | 37039525 | SGT | KIA | Obituary |
| Woods, LeRoy A. | 37193898 | PFC | KIA | |
| Wratten, Wendell J. | 37041567 | SGT | KIA | Obituary |
Please see NARA for explanation and description of casualty type.
