World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Sumner G. Whittier
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Everett, Massachusetts
Honored By
Henry J. Zasowski, Jr.
IN 1942 HE HAD JUST WON A STATE SENATE SEAT JUST AS THE UNITED STATES ENTERED WWII. HE JOINED THE UNITED STATES NAVY AND WAS PROMOTED TO LIEUTENANT. WHILE SERVING IN THE NAVY HE WAS REELECTED AS A STATE SENATOR.