Val Peterson AKA Frederick Valdemar Erastus Peterson Born: 18-Jul-1903 Birthplace: Oakland, NE Died: 17-Oct-1983 Location of death: Fremont, NE Cause of death: Respiratory failure Remains: Buried, Oakdale Cemetery, Oakdale, NE
Gender: Male Religion: Lutheran Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Politician, Diplomat Party Affiliation: Republican Nationality: United States Executive summary: Governor of Nebraska, 1947-53 Military service: US Army Air Corps (WWII, Lt. Col.) Father: Henry C. Peterson Mother: Hermanda Swanberg Wife: Elizabeth Howells Pleak (m. 6-Jun-1929, d. 1979)
University: BA, Wayne State Teachers College (1927) University: MA Political Science, University of Nebraska Administrator: Regent, University of Nebraska (1963-66)
US Ambassador to Finland (1969-73) US Ambassador to Denmark (1957-61) US Official Dir., Federal Civil Defense Administration (1953-57) US Official Member, Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (1953-55) Governor of Nebraska (1947-53) Nebraska State Official Admin. Asst. to Gov. Dwight P. Griswold (1941-42) American Legion Fraternal Order of Eagles Freemasonry Rotary International Shriners Veterans of Foreign Wars Risk Factors: Alzheimer's
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