World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Carl H. Wherry
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Monticello, Arkansas
Honored By
Carl H. Wherry
Enlisted in the Army Air Corps, January 1941. Transferred to Army Airborne, January 1943. Sent to North Africa, June 6, 1943 with the 82nd Airborne Division. Assigned to 504th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 1st Battalion, Headquarters Company in Italy, September 1943 to April 1944. Served in Europe, April 1944 to September 1945, ending in Berlin. Discharged, September 1945 in Boston. Earned U.S. Army Parachutist Badge, February 25, 1943, at Fort Benning, Georgia.