World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Peter P. Dapsis
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
Honored By
A Grateful American
STAFF SERGEANT, GUNNER, B-24 LIBERATOR 'BUTCHER'S DAUGHTER', 400TH SQUADRON (BLACK PIRATES), 90TH BOMB GROUP 'JOLLY ROGERS', 5TH AIR FORCE, SERVING IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. WAS A SUBSTITUTE FOR GUNNER ON THE ROY BREEDLOVE CREW. KILLED MAY 15, 1945. HIS PLANE WAS ON A BOMBING MISSION TO SHINCHIKU, FORMOSA AND SHORTLY AFTER TAKE OFF GASOLINE WAS SEEN FLOODING THE BOMB BAY. THE PLANE SOON EXPLODED. AWARDS: AIR MEDAL WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, PURPLE HEART.