World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Emerson Orville Whipple
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Waterford, Connecticut
Honored By
The Whipple Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS AT NAVAL TRAINING STATION SAMPSON, NEW YORK; NAVAL AIR FACILITY SAO LUIZ, BRAZIL, RECEIVING STATION MIAMI, FLORIDA; RECEIVING STATION BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS; COMMANDER SERVICE FORCES U.S. NAVAL AIR STATION PENSACOLA, FLORIDA AND RECEIVING STATION NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.