Reba Z. Whittle
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Gender | Female |
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Death | 43 years ago |
Date of birth | August 19,1919 |
Zodiac sign | Leo |
Born | Rocksprings |
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United States | |
Date of died | January 26,1981 |
Died | Sacramento |
California | |
United States | |
Place of burial | San Francisco National Cemetery, San Francisco, California, United States |
Battles and wars | World War II |
Rank | Lieutenant |
Awards | Air Medal |
Purple Heart | |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 697053 |
Reba Z. Whittle Life story
First Lieutenant Reba Zitella Whittle was a member of the United States Army Nurse Corps during World War II. She became the only American military female prisoner of war in the European Theater after her casualty evacuation aircraft was shot down in September 1944.