World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Osburn E. Whiteley
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Oakley, Idaho
Honored By
Mrs. Joe Salisbury
Relationship
Sister
Became 1st pilot of a B-29. With his crew, flew to an American base near Chengdu, China. Soon after arrival on November 21, 1944, he was flying as a substitute co-pilot with another crew on a bombing mission toward Omura, Japan. Plane crashed as it was taking off and all crew members were killed.