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Escape and Evasion Report 1613
Military Record · United States Army Air Forces · 1943 · Escape and Evasion Reports
The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
T/Sgt. Maurice J. Peterson served as top turret gunner (engineer) on the 1 August 1943 Ploesti mission. When the aircraft crashed, Peterson was trapped in the burning wreckage.
Adams went back to the aircraft and pulled Peterson out of the wreckage. Peterson died later from his wounds and was reported killed in action.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Serial Number
19079103
Missions flown.
1 catalogued · 01 Aug 1943
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
№
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 115
01 Aug 1943
Ploesti
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Sources.
§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1943
Official record
Second Air Division
Roll of Honor
Published