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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Earl Eugene Whitlow

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Pawnee, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1942. TRAINED AND SERVED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER, INCLUDING AT SHEPPARD FIELD AT WICHITA FALLS, TEXAS. AWARDED THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED FOR MEDICAL REASONS IN 1943 WITH THE RANK OF PRIVATE AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON. AFTER HIS DISCHARGE, HE CONTINUED SERVICE TO THE NATION BY VOLUNTEERING AS AN AIR RAID WARDEN IN GUTHRIE, OKLAHOMA. HE WAS ALSO VERY INVOLVED WITH THE RATIONING PROGRAM, AS A MANAGER OF A SERVICE STATION, AND SPECIFICALLY THE RATIONING OF GASOLINE AND TIRES.