Frank E. Petersen
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 9 years ago |
Date of birth | March 2,1932 |
Zodiac sign | Pisces |
Born | Topeka |
Kansas | |
United States | |
Date of died | August 25,2015 |
Died | Stevensville |
Maryland | |
United States | |
Years of service | USN |
USMC | |
Battles and wars | Korean War |
Vietnam War | |
Awards | Defense Superior Service Medal |
Distinguished Flying Cross | |
Purple Heart | |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 1050828 |
Frank E. Petersen Life story
Frank Emmanuel Petersen Jr. was a United States Marine Corps lieutenant general. He was the first African-American Marine Corps aviator and the first African-American Marine Corps general. Petersen retired from the Marine Corps in 1988 after 38 years of service.