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
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.