Garland McClung Whitlock
Military
Object Number - UPL 51086 - "Lt. Whitlock and crew of the 359th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group based in England, pose in front of a Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress". 17 August...
Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 30 missions completed by 9-Nov-44. ETD
Awards: AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11128350
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-771915
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18150362
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35383769
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-717664
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Ronceverte, WV | 12 February 1920 | Son of Roy McClung and Pearl Roxie [Warren] Whitlock |
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Enlisted |
Fort Hayes, Columbus, OH | 16 December 1941 | Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio |
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Other Commissioned |
3 November 1943 | Commissioned 2nd Lieutenant. | |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
11 September 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Charleston, WV | 22 December 1959 | |
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Buried |
Riverview Cemetery Ronceverte, Greenbrier County, WV | 26 December 1959 | Riverview Cemetery Ronceverte, Greenbrier County, West Virginia |
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Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.303rdbg.com/359whitlock.html