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Clayton
V.
Whiteman
MIA (WWII) KIA

Home:

Turner Falls

, 

Massachusetts

Buried: 

Honolulu

, 

Hawaii

Cemetery:

National Memorial of the Pacific Cemetery

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Aviation Machinist’s Mate Second Class

    Batallion:

    Torpedo Squadron 84 (VT-84)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Bunker Hill (CV-17)

    Action Date:

    April 7, 1945
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 360 (February 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Aviation Machinist’s Mate Second Class Clayton V. Whiteman (NSN: 6669617), United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Gunner in Torpedo Squadron EIGHTY-FOUR (VT-84), embarked in U.S.S. BUNKER HILL (CV-17), over Kyushu, Japan, on 7 April 1945.