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WHITLOW, Gordon H - Date of
birth
1921 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Lander, Fremont County, Wyoming -
Hometown
Denver County, Colorado
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-885108 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
334th Fighter Squadron,
4th Fighter Group
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 May 1943 - Place of
death
Near Ghent, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 6 | 43 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Cyril M. Whitlow (father)
Sirena A. Whitlow (mother)
Betty R. Whitlow (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-6406 -
Data
Type: P-47C
Destination: Ghent-Ostend Area, Belgium
Mission: Fighter Sweep
More information
1st Lt Gordon H. Whitlow graduated from Cheyenne Wells High School in 1938. He attended Colorado State University.He enlisted in the Canadian Royal Air Force in August 1941 and transferred to the US Air Corps in September 1942.
1st Lt Gordon H. Whitlow was shot down by a fighter of JG 26/III.
He is remembered at Greenhill Cemetery in Laramie, Wyoming.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com, www.joebaugher.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Colorado State University Yearbook 1940, www.littlefriends.co.uk