Whitehorse, Walter R., 1926- ,

Dates:
Birth 1926

Biographical notes:

Walter R. Whitehorse (b.1926) served as a radar man with the United States Navy during World War II, enlisting at age sixteen. He was involved in convey missions in England, Italy, and Western Europe. He also saw action during the invasion of Southern France.

From the description of Oral history interview with Walter R. Whitehorse [sound recording], 2006. (Wisconsin Veterans Museum Research Center). WorldCat record id: 253640220

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Subjects:

  • Basic training (Military education)
  • Combat
  • Ho Chunk Indians
  • Sailors
  • Veterans
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945
  • World War, 1939-1945

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Places:

  • Wisconsin--Black River Falls (as recorded)
  • Wisconsin--Madison (as recorded)
  • Italy--Sicily (as recorded)
  • Pearl Harbor (Hawaii) (as recorded)
  • Illinois (as recorded)
  • Great Lakes Naval Training Center (Great Lakes, Ill.) (as recorded)
  • Wisconsin--McFarland (as recorded)
  • France (as recorded)