World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Carl J. Whittfield, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Kansas City, Missouri
Honored By
VFW Post 11242
HE SERVED WITH THE 27TH BOMB GROUP, 454TH AIR ORDNANCE BATTALION IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS. AS A PRISONER OF WAR AND SURVIVOR OF THE BATAAN DEATH MARCH, HE ENDURED THE RIGORS OF CAPTIVITY INFLICTED UPON HIM BY THE JAPANESE IMPERIAL ARMY.