Colonel Wilbur J. Peterkin (February 13, 1904 – May 3, 1996) was a lieutenant colonel in the United States Army during the Second World War in the China Burma India Theater, and an executive and commanding officer of the United States Army Observer Group, commonly known as the Dixie Mission.
Colonel Wilbur J. Peterkin (1904-1996) was a U.S. Army officer who served as a lieutenant colonel during World War II in the China Burma India theater. He also commanded the United States Army Observer Group, commonly known as the Dixie Mission.