World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Peter Prime
Hometown
Oconomowoc, Wisconsin
Honored By
A Grateful American
AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN, HELD THE RANK OF SERGEANT AND SERVED AS A PILOT IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. KILLED IN ACTION WITH HIS ENTIRE CREW AT THE AGE OF 29 WHILE ATTACHED TO NO. 25 OPERATIONAL TRAINING UNIT, ROYAL AIR FORCE (BOMBER COMMAND) WHEN HIS VICKERS WELLINGTON MK 1C (T2909) CRASHED INTO THE NORTH SEA OFF THE DUTCH COAST DURING A BOMBING RAID TO DUSSELDORF, GERMANY ON AUGUST 1, 1942. BURIED AT NEW EASTERN CEMETERY, AMSTERDAM, NORTH HOLLAND, THE NETHERLANDS.