Peterson, Margaret S

2nd Lieutenant Margaret Peterson enrolled in the American Red Cross Nursing Service in 1942. In October she passed her examinations at Fort Douglas and was sworn into the U.S. Army Nurse Corps on 30 October 1942. Peterson was first assigned to duty at Bushnell General Hospital in Brigham City, Utah. In April 1943, she was transferred to the 104th Evacuation Hospital. Peterson arrived in England on 12 March 1944, and landed on Omaha Beach on 12 July 1944. While staging in England, the 104th Evacuation Hospital was assigned to the U.S. 3rd Army. Peterson and her unit leap-frogged across France during the summer and fall of 1944. During the Battle of the Bulge, the 104th Evacuation Hospital was assigned to Luxemburg. On 12 January 1945, Peterson's ward was damaged by an exploding shell. She evacuated her wounded to an empty ward, and continued to care for in-coming cases. For her actions she received the Bronze Star Medal. After the end of WWII, Peterson was evacuated to the U.S. for medical treatment. She was discharged from the U.S. Army Nurse Corps on 11 January 1946.