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William Henry Whitman
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Rank
Staff Sergeant, U.S. Air Force
Unit
345 BOMB SQ 98 BOMB WING
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Date of Death
November 19, 1952
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Staff Sergeant Whitman was a crew member of a B-29A Superfortress Bomber with the 345th Bomber Squadron, 98th Bomber Wing stationed at Yokota Air Base, Japan. On November 19, 1952, after completing a successful bomb run on Sonchon, North Korea, his aircraft was badly damaged by an enemy MiG. The crew bailed out a half mile north of Cho-do, North Korea. He was listed as Missing in Action and was presumed dead on November 20, 1953. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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