Milo O. Whipple from Ohio, Mercer county.
Service era: World War II
Military history: 22 Infantry 4 Division
Date of death: Tuesday, December 4, 1945
Death details: Finding of death
Cemetery: Unaccounted For
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
William F. Hart from Ohio, Mercer county.
Service era: World War II
Date of death: Monday, December 18, 1944
Death details: He was aboard the destroyer USS Hull as it operated as part of the Fast Carrier Strike Force in the Philippine Sea. On December 17, 1944, the Hull was participating in refueling operations when the ships of its fueling group were engulfed by Typhoon Cobra. The Hull lost its ability to steer amid the enormous waves and began taking on water. The Hull eventually took on too much water to stay afloat and rolled and sank shortly before noon, on December 18. Sixty-two crew members were rescued, but a little more than two-hundred crew members were lost in the sinking.
Source: National Archives, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency
Robert Edward Bailey, age 21, from Mercer County Celina, Ohio .
Parents: George Franklin Bailey
Service era: World War II
Schools: Celina High graduate
Date of death: Sunday, December 7, 1941
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Oklahoma. Accounted for January 19, 2021
Source: National Archives, American Battle Monuments Commission, Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency, Dayton Herald (1942)