World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
James W. Whitley
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Orange, Texas
Honored By
Mrs. Tammie R. Hamouie
Relationship
Great Niece
James was a strikingly tall seventeen year old young man. He was a gunner on the USS Maddox. The USS Maddox was attacked by a German fighter plane off the coast of Sicily, Italy. The ship exploded and sunk taking over 200 young lives with it, including James.