World War II Honoree

Wesley Warren Whiting

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Eugene, Oregon

Honored By

Carole L. Whiting

Relationship

Daughter

HE ENLISTED INTO THE NAVY, MAY 1943 FROM LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS. WENT TO SAN DIEGO FOR TRAINING THEN WAS SENT TO NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT FOR SUBMARINE TRAINING. HE WAS ASSIGNED TO THE USS FRANKLIN (CV-13) WHICH WAS IN PORT IN NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA. WENT FROM TRINIDAD TO THE SOUTH PACIFIC VIA THE PANAMA CANAL. HE WAS ON THE USS FRANKLIN FROM 1943 TO 1945 AND OFF THE SHORE OF JAPAN WHEN BOMBED. LOST ABOUT 754 SAILORS. THE USS FRANKLIN WAS TOWED TO PEARL HARBOR. HE DEPLOYED TO AIEA, HAWAII AND THEN TO PHILADELPHIA NAVAL SHIPYARD WHERE HE WAS HONORABLY DISCHARGED FROM THE NAVY IN AUGUST 1947, AS AN AVIATION BOATSWAIN'S MATE CATAPULT 2ND CLASS.