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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Burton E. Whipple

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Gales Ferry, Connecticut

Honored By

The Whipple Family

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH HEADQUARTERS SQUADRON, HEADQUARTERS 13TH AIR FORCE AS A NAVIGATOR IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC, SOUTHERN PHILIPPINE ISLANDS AND LUZON. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL, PHILIPPINE INDEPENDENCE MEDAL, DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.