The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
Pete Anthony Palombini
Rank
Aviation Machinist's Mate Third Class, U.S. Coast Guard
Date of Death
January 20, 1954
Aviation Machinist's Mate Third Class Palombini was assigned to the Coast Guard Station, Port Angeles, Washington. On January 20, 1954, he was the pilot of a Coast Guard HO4S helicopter on a training flight which crashed in the Port Angeles area killing him and four crewmembers.