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U.S. Air Force · United States 
Gaylord Dean Petersen
1937 – 1967
Vietnam Wall · Panel 26E
Lieutenant Colonel Gaylord Dean Petersen served in the U.S. Air Force. Gaylord served with the 13th Bomb Squadron. Gaylord served in the Vietnam War and the Cold War. Gaylord was 30 years old.
How He Died
Manner
Combat Death
Cause
Injury, unspecified
Circumstance
Killed in action
Service Record
U.S. Air Force
1525Z: Bombardier-Navigator
NAVIGATOR-BOMBARDIER
SAN LEANDRO, CA
1979
Pay grade O05.
Conflicts
Awards & Decorations
5
Foreign awards
Memorials
Burial Information
Cemetery
Golden Gate National Cemetery
Section
S
Grave
1205
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Gaylord Dean Petersen
Lieutenant Colonel
U.S. Air Force
- 1979
13th Bomb Squadron
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