Decorated WWII Veteran and retired water department supervisor. Held Distinguished Flying Cross. Descendant of Jabez Whittaker, who arrived in Jamestown, Virgina in 1609 on the ship Deliverance. A 1935 McDonogh School graduate; attended Johns Hopkins University for two years; then enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1937 and became a medical corpsman stationed in Hawaii. Returned to Baltimore in November 1941 but after the attack at Pearl Harbor reenlisted. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1943 (the highest flight decoration) for an extremely difficult mission over Italy and he attained the rank of captain. Then worked briefly for Capitol Airlines; coordinated troop transportation from Fort Meade; later was an administrator and supervisor for the Baltimore City Water Department, retiring in 1979. He taught himself Mandarin Chinese; played the piano and guitar; longtime patron of Center Stage and the Baltimore Symphony; and he was also a member of the Maryland Orchid Society.
Cause of death: Heart attack.
Cause of death: Heart attack.
Decorated WWII Veteran and retired water department supervisor. Held Distinguished Flying Cross. Descendant of Jabez Whittaker, who arrived in Jamestown, Virgina in 1609 on the ship Deliverance. A 1935 McDonogh School graduate; attended Johns Hopkins University for two years; then enlisted in the Army Air Corps in 1937 and became a medical corpsman stationed in Hawaii. Returned to Baltimore in November 1941 but after the attack at Pearl Harbor reenlisted. Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross in 1943 (the highest flight decoration) for an extremely difficult mission over Italy and he attained the rank of captain. Then worked briefly for Capitol Airlines; coordinated troop transportation from Fort Meade; later was an administrator and supervisor for the Baltimore City Water Department, retiring in 1979. He taught himself Mandarin Chinese; played the piano and guitar; longtime patron of Center Stage and the Baltimore Symphony; and he was also a member of the Maryland Orchid Society.
Cause of death: Heart attack.
Cause of death: Heart attack.
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