*last update 7/28/2022

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Servicemen * Wh - surnames

Rodney John Whene was born Jan. 2, 1926 to Rudolph and Sigrid Whene. He died Aug. 28, 2012 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.

PVt. Whene served with the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II.

Source: ancestry.com


LaVern Arthur Whitaker was born Feb. 27, 1914 to Luther and Retta Whitaker. He died July 3, 1969 and is buried in Crossroads Cemetery, Plano, IA.

Sgt. Whitaker served in World War II with the U.S. Army MP Corps.
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Jack Chauncy Whitaker was born Sept. 16, 1918 to Luther and Retta Whitaker. He died Jan. 19, 2009.

Jack served in World War II with the U.S. Army Ari Corps 97th Fighter Control Squadron.
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Luther Eugene Whitaker was born May 15, 1921 to Luther and Retta Whitaker. He died Sept. 7, 2012 and is buried in Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, CA.

Sgt. Whitaker served in World War II with the U.S. Army.
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Frank Armistice Whitaker was born Nov. 11, 1922 to Luther and Retta Whitaker. He died Nov. 26, 2008 and is buried in Cochise Gardens of Rest Cemetery, Benson, AZ.

Petty Officer Whitaker served in World War II with the U.S. Navy.
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Chalma Neill Whitaker was born Oct. 11, 1927 to Luther and Retta Whitaker. He died Jan. 21, 2012 and is buried in Friendship Cemetery, Columbus, Mississippi.

Petty Officer Whitaker served in World War II with the U.S. Navy China Occupation Forces (3 years).

He was the sixth of eight Whitaker brothers to serve in WWII and the Korean Conflict.

The other brothers are Delmar Milton Whitaker and Richard LeRoy Whitaker.

Source: ancestry.com


Adam Leonard White was born Oct. 16, 1914 to Lee and Bernice Krauza White. He died Apr. 6, 1989 and is buried in National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ.

Sgt. White served with the U.S. Army in World War II.

Source: ancestry.com


Donald Clarence “John” White, Sr. was born May 27, 1924 to John W. and Violet C. Lucas White. He died Jan. 14, 1990 and is buried in Glendale Cemetery, Des Moines, IA.

Donald served with the U.S. Army in World War II.

Source: ancestry.com


Norman Leslie White was born Sept. 15, 1923 to Percy L. and Sadie Lennon White. He died Apr. 16, 1999 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.

Petty Officer White served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.

Source: ancestry.com


Leroy Curtis Whiting was born May 17, 1915 to Fred C. and Jennie Warbasse Whiting. He died July 31, 2011 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.

MSgt. Whiting served with the U.S. Army in World War II and Korea.

Source: ancestry.com


William Jeffries Whitney was born May 21, 1918 to Henry M. and Mary Wentworth Whitney. He died Nov. 18, 2016 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.

Petty Officer Whitney served with the U.S. Navy in World War II.

Source: ancestry.com


Lans Orlo Whitten was born Jan. 15, 1927 to Leonard Orlo and Grace Vivian Neal Whitten. He died Sept. 3, 2017 and is buried in Iowa Veterans Cemetery, Adel, IA.

Lans served with the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Army in World War II and Korea.

Source: ancestry.com



ServiceMen Research done by WWII Researcher, Pat Holt Juon, Nov 2019; updated Mar & Aug 2021; updated Jul 2022

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