World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Lavern Esbenshade Whitmer
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
New Holland, Pennsylvania
Honored By
John Whitmer
Relationship
Son
HE WAS A MECHANIC AND FLIGHT ENGINEER WITH THE 871ST BOMB SQUADRON, 20TH AIR FORCE SERVING IN PUERTO RICO, PANAMA, GALAPAGOS ISLANDS AND SAIPAN FROM 1941 TO 1945. THE NAME OF HIS PLANE WAS 'THUMPER'.