Maurice J. Peterson

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.

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Aircraft