tag:www.obits.org,2005:/funeral_homes/37183-church-service-first-baptist-yorba-lindaOnline Memorials, Church Service First Baptist Yorba Lindatag:www.obits.org,2005:Memorial/47242015-09-27T01:31:52Z2015-10-02T21:18:02ZJim Or James Allen PetersonJim was born in Grand Forks, North Dakota on February 24,1933. He was drafted by the Army National Guard in 1950. Sgt. Peterson was stationed at Fort Lewis in Washington State. He was the projectionist on base and showed the movies in the mess hall. While at Desert Rock in Nevada, Jim witnessed 5 Atomic bomb tests, he said "it was like the ground coming at you from 5 mile away, like an earthquake or tsunami on land, it rolled right under you". In 1954 Jim met the love of his life on a blind d...September 27, 2015Born: February 24, 1933 in Grand Forks, North Dakota, USADied: September 24, 2015 in Orange, California, USASmart Cremation