World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William F. Whitehead
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Honored By
Friends of American Heroes
ENLISTED IN THE 10TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION. THE UNIT, WHOSE MEMBERS HAD SKI AND MOUNTAINEERING EXPERIENCE, SAW COMBAT IN ITALY BETWEEN DECEMBER 1944 AND THE GERMAN SURRENDER IN MAY 1945. AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR AND THE SILVER STAR FOR LEADERSHIP AS A SERGEANT DIRECTING MEN IN ASSAULTS UNDER HEAVY FIRE ON TWO OCCASIONS IN APRIL 1945. WOUNDED, BUT TURNED DOWN A PURPLE HEART BECAUSE SO MANY MEN DIED OR WERE SERIOUSLY HURT.