World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Lucian Adolphus Whipple, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Cochran, Georgia
Honored By
Stephen Bennett Whipple, II
Relationship
Brother
HE WAS AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL FOR HIS SERVICE AS A COMBAT AIR CREWMAN WITH THE 8TH AIR FORCE. HE FLEW 10 COMBAT MISSIONS OVER GERMANY AS A GUNNER ON A B-24 LIBERATOR BOMBER WITH THE 715TH SQUADRON OF THE 448TH AIR GROUP BASED IN NORWICH, ENGLAND. HIS COMBAT MISSIONS ENDED WITH V-E DAY.