(courtesy of Steve Clubb)
Grave marker for Clell W. Whitener in the Olathe
Cemetery, Olathe (Montrose county), Colorado.
Pvt Whitener was transferred to Service Company from the 551st PIR on 31
Jan 1945. He was then transferred to Co H.
Pvt Whitener was listed slightly injured in action in
Belgium on 2 February 1945. His military awards
include the Combat Infantryman Badge and the Bronze Service Arrowhead
device for Southern France Campaign and Airborne Operations. |