| 词条 | Carl Jerrold Peterson |
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|name= Carl J. Peterson |birth_name= Carl Jerrold Peterson |birth_date= {{Birth date|df=yes|1936|10|31}} |death_date= {{Death date and age|df=yes|1969|04|02|1936|10|31}} |birth_place= Tuxedo Park, New York |death_place= Tây Ninh Province, South Vietnam |placeofburial= Arlington National Cemetery |placeofburial_label= |image= |image_size= 250px |caption= |nickname= |allegiance= {{Flag|United States of America}} |branch= {{flag|United States Navy}} |serviceyears= 1958{{spaced ndash}}1969 |rank= Lieutenant Commander |servicenumber= 624901 |commands= Patrol River Boat Squadron 57 |unit= {{USS|McCaffery|DD-860|6}} {{USS|Arneb|AKA-56|6}} {{USS|Ogden|LPD-5|6}} |battles= Vietnam War{{KIA}} |awards= {{ribbon devices|other_device= v|number= 0|type= award-star|ribbon= Bronze Star ribbon.svg|width= 60}} Bronze Star Medal {{ribbon devices|other_device= v|number= 0|type= award-star|ribbon= Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal ribbon.svg|width= 60}} Navy Commendation Medal |laterwork= |signature= }} Carl Jerrold Peterson (31 October 1936{{spaced ndash}} 2 April 1969) was a United States Navy Lieutenant Commander and the commanding officer of Patrol River Boat Squadron 57. He was killed in action in Vietnam and buried in Arlington National Cemetery. In 1975, the United States Navy named the {{USS|Peterson|DD-969|6}} in his memory. BiographyCarl Jerrold Peterson was born 31 October 1936 to Captain Carl A. Peterson, USN, Ret. (1908{{spaced ndash}} 1996) of Tuxedo Park, New York and Miriam C. Redden-Peterson (1909{{spaced ndash}} 2010), daughter of Connecticut State senator William A. Redden. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from the United States Naval Academy and was commissioned an Ensign in June 1958.[1] According to his Academy Yearbook and the Bridgeport Post, he was from Bridgeport, Connecticut and lived at 388 Midland for much of his youth.[2][3] He was said to "play a mean attack on the lacrosse field" and he was a valuable member of the crew of the USNA's yacht, Freedom.[4] Lieutenant Commander Peterson then served successive tours at sea in {{USS|McCaffery|DD-860|6}} and {{USS|Arneb|AKA-56|6}}. In 1962, he was assigned to the office of the Chief of Naval Operations, and in 1964 to the staff of Commander Middle East Force. From 1966 to 1968 Lieutenant Commander Peterson served as Operations Officer aboard {{USS|Ogden|LPD-5|6}} and participated in eight major amphibious assaults against enemy forces in Vietnam. Lieutenant Commander Peterson was credited with developing the command and control techniques for debarking troops simultaneously by air and sea amphibious transports successfully employed in these assaults.[1] In December 1968, Lieutenant Commander Peterson volunteered for duties in Vietnam and subsequently commanded Patrol River Boat Squadron 57 operating in the waterways of the Mekong Delta. According to the US Navy, Carl Peterson was singularly responsible for the success of many joint quick reaction operations designed to draw out and destroy enemy forces. On 2 April 1969, while embarked in an assault support patrol boat transiting the Vàm Cỏ Đông River to his command center in {{USS|Harnett County|LST-821|6}}, Lieutenant Commander Peterson was mortally wounded when an enemy rocket detonated against his vessel.[1] He was buried at Arlington National Cemetery along with his father in 1996 and mother in 2010.[5] Awards and honorsHis awards include the Bronze Star Medal with Combat Distinguishing Device (awarded posthumously) and the Navy Commendation Medal with Combat Distinguishing Device.[1] USS Peterson was named in his honor. His name is listed on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Panel 27W, Row 1.[6] References{{USNAVY|article=LCDR Carl Jerrold Peterson|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010509201927/http://www.spear.navy.mil/ships/dd969/lcdrpeterson.htm}}1. ^1 2 3 {{cite web |url=http://www.spear.navy.mil/ships/dd969/lcdrpeterson.htm |title= LCDR Carl Jerrold Peterson |website= USS Peterson (DD-969) |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20010509201927/http://www.spear.navy.mil/ships/dd969/lcdrpeterson.htm |archivedate= 2001-05-09 |accessdate= 2014-07-09 }} 2. ^{{cite news |title= Midshipmen Gain Commissions Today |location= Bridgeport, Connecticut |newspaper= The Bridgeport Post |date= 1958-06-04}} 3. ^{{cite news |title= Navy's Newest Destroyer Carries Name of Bridgeport Native |author= Robert Zarnetske |date= 1975-07-12 |newspaper= The Bridgeport Post |location= Bridgeport, Connecticut |page=28 }} 4. ^{{cite journal |journal= US Naval Academy Yearbook |date= 1958 }} 5. ^{{cite web |url= https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15059972 |title= LCDR Carl Jerrold Peterson |website= Find a Grave |accessdate= 2014-07-09 }} 6. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.vvmf.org/Wall-of-Faces/40435/CARL-J-PETERSON |website= The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund |title= Carl J. Peterson |accessdate= 2014-07-09 }} External links
7 : 1936 births|1969 deaths|American military personnel killed in the Vietnam War|Burials at Arlington National Cemetery|Military personnel from Bridgeport, Connecticut|People from Orange County, New York|United States Naval Academy alumni |
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