Petty Daniel F., Jr.

Monuments

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

Name:

Daniel F., Jr. Petty

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

Unit:

Date of Death:

1945-04-05

State:

Louisiana

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia

Plot:

Section 12

Row:

Grave:

3118

Decoration:

Comments:

Daniel F. Petty, Jr. was born on August 28, 1924. He served in the US Air Corps as a Second Lieutenant and Pilot of an aircraft during World War II. He died on April 5, 1945 at the age of 20 and is now buried in the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA. 2Lt Petty 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 but death date is inscribed as 1945-04-02.