Rank
Class Of
1942
Branch
MIA/KIA
MIA
Conflict
Born
Jan. 5, 1919
Died
Feb. 5, 1943
Fraternity
Theta Kappa Nu, Lambda Chi Alpha
Awards
Distinguished Service Cross
Buried
Golden Gate National Cemetery San Bruno, San Mateo County, California (Plot Section C grave 540)
Image
Biography
Born in Chicago, Illinois, 2nd Lt Pederson studied Secretarial Science during his stay at Oregon State College. While serving with the Army Air Force’s 4th Fighter Squadron 52nd Fighter Group he was shot down while flying a British Spitfire the American Forces had somewhere in the North African area. He was survived by his parents and two brothers.
https://oregondigital.org/catalog/oregondigital:fx71b9631#page/5/mode/1u... (pg 5)
https://oregondigital.org/catalog/oregondigital:fx71bk860#page/8/mode/1u... (pgs 6, 7)
https://oregondigital.org/catalog/oregondigital:fx71bn170#page/10/mode/1... (Pg 8)
https://www.oregondigital.org/catalog/oregondigital:fx719v902#page/473/m... (pg 479)