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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Edward Eugene Whitman

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Scranton, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Roy Whitman

Relationship

Son

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED WITH THE 388TH BOMBARDIER GROUP DURING THE RHINELAND AIR OFFENSIVE OF 1944. IN EARLY MARCH 1944, HIS B-17 FLYING FORTRESS 'A GOOD SHIP AND HAPPY SHIP' MADE AN EMERGENCY LANDING IN RINKABY, SWEDEN AFTER THE PLANE EXPERIENCED MECHANICAL PROBLEMS OVER GERMANY. HE WAS A GUNNER ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE AIRCRAFT.