Veterans' Memorial Project

James Edward Whitt

Penfield, IL

Vietnam War

College: Engineering

Graduation Year: 1956

Service Branch: Air Force

Rank: Major

Date of Birth: 02/01/1934

Date of Death: 03/23/1972

Affiliations: ROTC

Killed in action in Laos in the crash of an F-4 Phantom Fighter Jet that he piloted.

– submitted by Julie Daly, daughter, and taken from Alumni Association archives

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