Russell Calvin Whitmer
MilitaryRoger Freeman Photo.
Assigned to 654BS, 25BG, 8AF USAAF. KIFA in de Havilland Mosquito NS538 exploded mid-air near Newmarket/Kennet during test flight. Killed in Flying Accident, Died non Battle (DNB)
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34057859
- Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radar Technician
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: Mosquito
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
La Verne, CA | 12 September 1916 | Son of Chalmer William and Estella M. [Hockenberg] Whitmer. |
Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA | 31 August 1943 | Los Angeles, California |
Died |
Newmarket, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8, UK | 8 September 1944 | KIFA Aircraft de Havilland DH98 Mosquito NS538 exploded mid-air near Newmarket/Kennet during test flight. |
Buried |
Golden Gate National Cemetery San Bruno, San Mateo County, CA | 20 August 1948 | Golden Gate National Cemetery San Bruno, San Mateo County, California |
Based |
Watton | 8 September 1944 | Assigned to 654BS, 25BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Norman Malayney, "The 25th Bomb Group (Rcn) in WWII" Schiffer Publications Ltd. 2011.
Combat Chronology; The 25th Bomb Group Book (rcn) in World War II by Norman Malayney; Aerial Intelligence of the 8th Air Force, pg 178 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia