Below is a five page document, Report of Death, written by Elizabeth
Ridgway, Investigator,
on 20 September 1948.
At the top of the 5th page, Paragraph 11,
this report is recommended to be an Official Report of Death.
This is an excellent summary and many details are
included concerning the 1st Lt Carl Smith Crew :
Statements from Smith Crew members,
Statements by POWs who were at the
Eastern District Kempei Tai Headquarters
where Sgt Pettersen was taken following his capture.
Paragraph 10 summarizes what took place with
Sgt Pettersen from time of his capture until his death.
