Another of our Greatest Generation

Ron Smith · 01-31-2007, 06:56 PM

My Father-in-Law, LT.Col. Norbourn Eugene Whittington USAFR Ret. passed on today at 12:03 PST.

He was a man of Great Integrity and Personal Pride. He was activated in 1941 as a Sargeant in the Rainbow Division of the Oregon National Guard. He entered the Sargeant Pilot program and was assigned to a C-47 Squadron in Morocco in 1943. Flew Paratroopers over Italy. Towed Gliders over Holland, Belgium and on D-Day. Flew in every major European campaign during WWII. And landed a B-24 Liberator in Germany less than a week after the surrender.

He was there from the beginning to the end. Commissioned to the rank of Captain in the U.S. Army Air Corps 1944. Retired Lt.Col. U.S.A.F.R. in 1959.

He will be deeply missed...

Ron

Captain N E "Gene" Whittington 316th Trooper Carrier Group

01-31-2007, 06:56 PM	#1
Ron Smith User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Orygun Posts: 4,243 Thanks: 118 Thanked 245 Times in 150 Posts	Another of our Greatest Generation, photo added My Father-in-Law, LT.Col. Norbourn Eugene Whittington USAFR Ret. passed on today at 12:03 PST. He was a man of Great Integrity and Personal Pride. He was activated in 1941 as a Sargeant in the Rainbow Division of the Oregon National Guard. He entered the Sargeant Pilot program and was assigned to a C-47 Squadron in Morocco in 1943. Flew Paratroopers over Italy. Towed Gliders over Holland, Belgium and on D-Day. Flew in every major European campaign during WWII. And landed a B-24 Liberator in Germany less than a week after the surrender. He was there from the beginning to the end. Commissioned to the rank of Captain in the U.S. Army Air Corps 1944. Retired Lt.Col. U.S.A.F.R. in 1959. He will be deeply missed... Ron Captain N E "Gene" Whittington 316th Trooper Carrier Group __________________ I Still Need DWM side plate #49... if anyone runs across a nice one. What ~Rudyard Kipling~ said...