Ceremony honors Whiteman legacy

SEDALIA, Mo., - Nephews of 2nd Lt. George A. Whiteman, from left to right, Dr. Glenn Berry, Lake Tapawingo,Mo.; Dean Berry, Columbia, Mo. and George Williams, Bolivar, Mo., lay a wreath at Whiteman's grave marker at Memorial Park Cemetery in Sedalia May 17 to honor the fallen aviator who lost his life during the Japanese surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941. The ceremony honored 2nd Lt. George A. Whiteman, a Sedalia native and the first American air casualty of World War II. (U.S. Air Force/1st Lt. Matthew Miller)

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