World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Pedro Morales
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Salinas, California
Honored By
Larry E. Carpenter
Relationship
Aviation Historian
SERVED AS A B-24J ‘LIBERATOR’ BOMBER GUNNER, WHO WAS KILLED SEPTEMBER 14, 1944 DURING A HIGH ALTITUDE FORMATION TRAINING MISSION. EIGHT OTHER CREWMEN ALSO DIED WHEN THE BOMBER SPUN OUT OF CONTROL AND CRASHED NEAR PETERSON ARMY AIR FIELD, COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO.