Cecil J Whitener
MilitaryTook part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 42-40706
DFC / AM w/ 2 Oak Leaf Clusters, ACM, EAME Campaign Medal w/two campaign stars and WW II Victory Medal
Official records show, then First Lt., Whitener's award cards reflect a Silver Star and a Distinguished Flying Cross for the 1 Aug. 1943 low-level Ploesti raid issued under the same general order. The actual published general order reflects he received the DFC for the mission, although recommended for the SS. No SS citation exists under GO #89 for Whitener.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Tondelao
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Marquand, Missouri | 26 August 1916 | Fredericktown, Madison County, Missouri |
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Enlisted |
3 February 1942 | JEFFERSON BARRACKS, MISSOURI | |
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Died |
7 June 1978 | Fredericktown, Madison County, Missouri |
Revisions
Updated his ASN upon entry, birth date, enlistment date and death date and biography section.
Official sources documents are from NARA, GOs for Major Whitener and Find a Grave.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55164296/cecil-j-whitener
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Who's Who in the Eighth Air Force and/or Biographical Directory Command & Staff Officers Eighth Air Force 1942-45