World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Wallace Whiting
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Renick, West Virginia
Honored By
Kirk and Keith Whiting
Relationship
Sons
Enlisted in February 1945 and served as a Pharmacist's Mate aboard the USS Hancock (CV-19) until the War ended. He was then assigned to the 1st Marine Division as a medic and sent to China from 1946 to 1947.