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John M. Peterson World War I draft registration card, front
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John M. Peterson

John Martin Peterson (1892-1971) served the Camden Fire Department for 36 years with Engine Company 11, from his appointment in 1919 to his retirement on pension in 1956. A veteran of the First Division in France, he was twice wounded in World War I and received the Order of the Purple Heart with oak leaf cluster.

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Camden Courier-Post, August 11, 1932 — 2 Camden Veterans Get Honor Medals
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2 Camden Veterans Get Honor Medals

Camden firemen John M. Peterson and Herman Dreas, both of Engine Company No. 11 and members of Corp. Mathews-Purnell Post 518, Veterans of Foreign Wars, received the Order of the Purple Heart for wounds suffered in France.

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