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.

Prior to the war, Peterkin was a high school teacher in Sumner, Washington.

Before commanding Dixie, Peterkin had spent almost two years in China.

in military science and education from the University of Oregon where he was drum major of the university band (he played the baritone and tuba, later directing the high school band in Sumner, Washington).

This biographical article related to World War II United States Army personnel is a stub.