John Oesterling Whitaker 
M, (29 May 1918 - 17 August 1943)
- Relationship
- 9th great-grandson of Herman Op Den Graeff
John Oesterling Whitaker was born on 29 May 1918.1 He was the son of George Parks Whitaker and Marie Stifel. John Oesterling Whitaker died on 17 August 1943 at age 25 years, 2 months and 19 days.1 He was buried in the Greenwood Cemetery, located in Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia.1
He John never married. He was in the Army Air Force during WWII as a co-pilot on
a B-17 crew. His plane went down on August 17, 1943 on a continental raid out
of England. He was Army Air Force.
He John never married. He was in the Army Air Force during WWII as a co-pilot on
a B-17 crew. His plane went down on August 17, 1943 on a continental raid out
of England. He was Army Air Force.
Last Edited=26 May 2004
Citations
- [S15] June (Shaull) Lutz, History of the Op Den Graef / Updegraff Family (Grand Rapids, Michigan; 1433 Elderwood Ct. N.W.: J. S. Lutz, 1988), p. U-154.