CHARLES PETERSON, Obituary, Fergus Co., MT

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Lewistown paper   1943
Lewistown, Montana, Fergus County

PFC CHARLES PETERSON CITED FOR BRAVERY

Pfc. Charles E. Peterson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Peterson of this city , was commended for bravery in 
action in Italy last December for his work in helping a platoon of American scouts cross a river during October, 
according to a copy of an official headquarters order received here.

The citation read: “When he saw his two platoon scouts floundering while attempting to cross the ………river 
near ………Italy, the early morning of …….October, 1943, Pfc. Peterson jumped into the water while artillery 
and machine gun fire whizzed overhead, and assisted the scouts to safety on the opposite bank.  Returning into 
the water which was up to his chin, Pfc. Peterson assisted his entire platoon of 25 men to safety on the opposite 
bank.  Pfc. Peterson’s actions, over a period of 45 minutes, prevented the crossing becoming disorganized, thus 
assisting materially in success of his platoon’s mission of finding a favorable river crossing site, and serving as 
2nd battalion’s protective advance guard.

Private Peterson broke into the news about a year ago when he was a member of the personal guard furnished 
President Roosevelt at the Casablanca conference.