Veterans' Memorial Project
Herbert Christian Petersen
Park Ridge, IL
World War I
Lt. Petersen died at a military hospital overseas as a result of pneumonia. He was buried with full military honors at a U.S. military cemetery. His body was later shipped to the U.S. He had been an officer in the division of light railways and roads in the A.E.F. since July, 1918.
-taken from Alumni Quarterly & Fortnightly Notes, October 1, 1920