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Personal info

Full name
WHITEHURST, Calvert Stanhope Jr
Date of birth
16 January 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Norfolk County, Virginia
Hometown
Norfolk County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
13119908
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Ball Turret Gunner
Unit
733rd Bombardment Squadron,
453rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 April 1944
Place of death
Brunswick, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
A 41 42

Immediate family

Members
Calvert S. Whitehurst (father)
Laura T. Whitehurst (mother)
Laura T. Whitehurst (sister)
Ella B. Whithehurst (sister)
George W. Whitehurst (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
42-64464
Data
Type: B-24
Nickname: Cloud Hopper out of Old Buck
Destination: Brunswick, Germany
MACR: 3923

More information

S/Sgt Calvert S. Whitehurst graduated from Maury High School in 1940.
He volunteered for the Army Air Corps on 4 November 1942 in Richmond, Virginia.
Was shot down by German fighters near the IP on 8 April 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.b24bestweb.com, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Maury High School 1940