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John R. Peterson

Born: 9 April 1903, Price, Carbon, Utah, United States
Died: 23 December 1944, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States.
Served In: World War II
Branch of Service: Navy
Rank: Apprentice Seaman
Service Notes: He served his country during World War II, but his life was taken not by enemy fire, but by illness. He developed encephalitis, a serious inflammation of the brain that can be caused by a viral infection and can rapidly become life threatening. Despite medical care, he did not recover and died while in military service. He was 41 years old.

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The Banyan (1942)

John R Peterson was included in the BYU yearbook The Banyan in 1942. Source: Brigham Young University. The Banyan. Vol. 1942. Provo, UT: Associate Students of Brigham Young University, 1942.