WWII soldier to be buried in Iowa exactly 76 years after his death in combat

November 13, 2019 Carol Kuster State News 0

The remains of an 18-year-old from Granger who was killed in the Pacific during World War II is being flown to Iowa for burial. In late October, the Defense Department announced it had identified the remains of Channing R. Whitaker. Whitaker, who was a Marine, died in 1943, during fierce fighting with the Japanese in […]