World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Willard Benjamin Whitehouse
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Oakland, California
Honored By
Betty O. Whitehouse
Relationship
Wife
2 MONTHS BASIC TRAINING AT KEESLER FIELD , MISSISSIPPI; 19 WEEKS AIRPLANE SCHOOLING AT KEESLER FIELD, MISSISSIPPI. 4 WEEKS TRAINING ON B-24 AIRCRAFT, AIRPLANE SCHOOLING AT FORD'S WILLOW RUN FACTORY IN YPSILANTI, MICHIGAN. STATIONED 2 YEARS AT MUROC AIR BASE IN MOJAVE DESERT, CALIFORNIA AS AIRPLANE AND ENGINE MECHANIC ON B-24 AND B-29 AIRCRAFT. A SHORT PERIOD IN KANSAS CITY, KANSAS WHILE ON WAY TO ENGLAND WHEN WAR ENDED.