Service Details
Name:
 PETTERSON
Given Name:
 MAGNUS HAWKINS
Initials:
 M H
Service No:
 102338V
Rank:
 Air Sergeant
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Regiment:
 South African Air Force
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Unit:
 21 Sqdn.
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Date of Death:
 1941-11-20
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Age:
 21
Cause of Death:
 Killed in action, Martin Maryland Mk I/II #1664, 4 crew (1 survived), shot down by Bf109. Possibly shot down by Hans-Arnold "Fiffi" Stahlschmidt, who was credited with 59 victories
Decorations:
 D F M
Citations:
 LG Sup 7 April 1942 pg. 1557
Additional
Information:
Son of Charles E. and Gertrude Petterson, of Johannesburg, Transvaal, South Africa.
Commemoration
Country:
 Egypt
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Cemetery:
 ALAMEIN MEMORIAL
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Grave Reference:
 Column 247.

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