Pvt. Samuel Peterson of Charlotte

May 31, 2018
Categories: Blog
The grave for Pvt. Samuel Peterson of Charlotte, killed in the Normandy campaign.

One of the visits on the Pride of Niner Nation Marching Band’s tour of Normandy to commemorate D-Day is the Brittany American Cemetery, the resting place of 4,410 American servicemen. Cemetery Superintendent David Bedford on Thursday showed the grave of Pvt. Samuel Peterson of Charlotte, killed in the Normandy campaign.  As he rubbed Omaha Beach sand into the stone to set off the letters, Bedford noted that the cemetery was racially integrated, despite the segregated military at the time. Pvt. Peterson lies near the Memorial Chapel, under a beautiful sycamore.

Brittany American Cemetery Superintendent David Bedford
Pvt. Samuel Peterson's World War II Draft Registration Card
The grave for Pvt. Samuel Peterson of Charlotte, killed in the Normandy campaign.