Edward Carl Peterson was born Mar. 22, 1919 to John Carl and Effie M. Brooks Peterson. He died Aug. 2, 1982 and is buried in Graceland Cemetery, Webster City, IA.
Sgt. Peterson was wounded three times in fighting in the Mediterranean theater. He received a Purple Heart for wounds received at the Anzio beachhead and was wounded again in Italy.
Sources: Daily Freeman Journal and ancestry.com
