World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Peter L. Whelan
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Henderson, Kentucky
Honored By
Maudeanna Whelan Minniear
Relationship
Wife
1ST LIEUTENANT. SERVED AS A GROUND OFFICER WITH THE 27TH FIGHTER GROUP, 12TH AIR FORCE, IN NORTH AFRICA, SICILY, ITALY, CORSICA AND SOUTHERN FRANCE. KILLED IN THE CRASH OF A B-25D LIAISON PLANE, EAST OF LYON, FRANCE ON SEPTEMBER 11, 1944. ALONG WITH HIS 27TH GROUP, HE WAS A RECIPIENT OF TWO PRESIDENTIAL CITATIONS FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT, AWARDED SEPTEMBER 10, 1943 FOR THE SALERNO INVASION OF ITALY AND SEPTEMBER 4, 1944, THE RHONE VALLEY OF FRANCE.