Roy Wilhite, 21, Among Missing
Staff Sergt. Roy B. Wilhite, 21, has been missing in action since Dec. 17, over Germany, the War Department has informed his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Wilhite, 1209 Payton ave. He was a radio operator of a Liberator based in Italy.
Sergeant Wilhite is a graduate of Lincoln High school and was employed as a clerk by the Great Western railway here before entering the army air forces Feb. 20, 1943. He was sent overseas last November. Sergeant Wilhite’s group holds the presidential unit citation. He has a brother, Staff Sergt. James P. Wilhite, serving on Leyte.
Source: The Des Moines Tribune, Friday, January 5, 1945
