Veterans' Memorial Project
Herbert Christian Petersen
Park Ridge, IL
World War I
College: Engineering
Graduation Year: 1913
Service branch: Army
Rank: First Lieutenant
Date of Birth: 3/19/1890
Date of Death: 10/23/1918
Civil Engineering Club
Visitor Comments
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