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John Delile Peterborg

Born: 12 February 1920, Preston, Franklin, Idaho, United States
Died: 7 July 1948, At Sea near Hawaii
Served In: World War II
Branch of Service: Marine
Rank: 1st Lieutenant
Service Notes: He served as a pilot in the Pacific during World War II. While approaching his aircraft carrier to land in the waters near Hawaii, his plane suddenly lost speed, entered a spin, and plunged upside down into the sea. He was 28 years old.

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The Banyan (1939)

John Peterborg was included in the BYU yearbook The Banyan in 1939. Source: Brigham Young University. The Banyan. Vol. 1939. Provo, UT: Associate Students of Brigham Young University, 1939.