PETERSEN MARTIN K

1LT Martin K. Petersen was a VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 07/02/2011 at the age of 69.5
Sylvan Lake, MI
Flight Class 66-22
Date of Birth 12/17/1941
Served in the U.S. Army
Served in Vietnam with B/7/17 CAV in 67-68
Call signs in Vietnam RED 11, RED 6
This information was provided by SSN search Aug 2011

More detail on this person: Martin K Petersen PETERSEN, Martin K., age 69, born on December 17, 1941 in Milwaukee, WI and passed on July 2, 2011 in Royal Oak, Michigan. Beloved husband of Judy Petersen for 46 years; Loving father of Chris (Lynne) Petersen, Kyle (Amy) Petersen & the late Erica Jane Petersen; Cherished grandfather of PFC Benjamin Wilkinson USMC, Samantha Wilkinson, Scotty Petersen, Justin Petersen, Erica Petersen, Annika Petersen, Lillian "Paige" Petersen, & Emma Kate Petersen; Marty bravely served his country as a scout helicopter pilot where he earned the Distinguished Flying Cross as one of his many service medals. He was proud to also have served as the first tour guide at Ft. Mackinac on Mackinac Island. Funeral Service will be held on Thursday July 7, 2011 at 11:00 am, at the Pixley Funeral Home Godhardt-Tomlinson Chapel 2904 Orchard Lake Road Keego Harbor, Michigan; Family Will Receive Friends from 2-8 PM on Wednesday July 6, 2011; Memorials donation appreciated to American Diabetes Association or the National Kidney Foundation.

Burial information: Great Lakes National Cemetery, Holly, MI

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Date posted on this site: 03/10/2024