Peek Paul Edwin

Monuments

The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan

Name:

Paul Edwin Peek

Rank:

Flight Officer

Serial Number:

T-066265

Unit:

1332nd Army Air Force Base Unit

Date of Death:

1945-07-01

State:

Florida

Cemetery:

Manila American Cemetery, Taguig, Philippines

Plot:

Walls of the Missing

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Grave:

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Comments:

Paul Edwin Peek entered the military service in Florida. He resided in Florida prior to the war. Paul served as a Flight Officer and Co-Pilot on C-46A #42-101062, 1332nd Army Air Force Base Unit, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

C-46A #42-101062 was on a transport flight from Mohanbari, India to Chanyi, China. The plane crashed for an unknown reason and in an unknown location during the war on July 1, 1945. Having actually gone "Missing" on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until July 2, 1946, 1 year and 1 day after he went missing as was the custom. His name is commemorated on the Walls of the Missing, Manila American Cemetery, Taguig City, Philippines.

F/O Peek was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov