World War II Honoree

Clifford C. Whitney, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Brownwood, Texas

Honored By

Macy A. Whitney

Relationship

Daughter

GRADUATE OF TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY IN 1942. COMMISSIONED AS A 2ND LIEUTENANT OF A HEAVY PONTOON BATTALION AT FORT BEAUREGARD IN ALEXANDRIA, LOUISIANA. AFTER RECEIVING A PROMOTION TO CAPTAIN AND COMPANY COMMANDER IN THAT BATTALION, CAPTAIN WHITNEY WAS ASSIGNED TO CORPS OF ENGINEERS UNIT OF THE 99TH INFANTRY DIVISION. STATIONED IN ELSENBORN, BELGIUM, HE SERVED WITH THE “BATTLE BABIES” IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. THEY WERE DUBBED “BATTLE BABIES” BECAUSE IMMEDIATELY UPON ARRIVAL IN EUROPE FROM THE U.S., THEY WERE SENT INTO COMBAT. AFTER THE BATTLE AND JUST PRIOR TO THE END OF THE WAR, HE AND HIS CORPORAL ACCEPTED THE SURRENDER OF A 10,000 STRONG GERMAN GARRISON IN BAMBURG, GERMANY. AT THE END OF THE WAR, HE SERVED AS THE ENGINEER IN CHARGE OF REMODELING THE PRISON TO HOUSE THE GERMAN OFFICERS SLATED FOR TRIAL IN NUREMBERG, GERMANY.