Kenneth Taylor Wilhite Sr (1914 - 2003)

Born 3 Oct 1914 in Jefferson City, Missouri

Ancestors

Husband of Helen Gray (Kiebler) Wilhite — married 2 Apr 1943 in McDill Field, Florida

Died 12 Dec 2003 at age 89 in Carmel, Hamilton County, Indiana

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Biography

Kenneth was born in 1914. He is the son of Kenneth Wilhite and Anna Taylor.

Obituary

A decorated veteran of WWII, Col. Wilhite was born Oct. 3, 1914, in Jefferson City, MO, to the late Kenneth and Tena Wilhite. He graduated from Clayton (MO) High School, University of Missouri, Rolla School of Mines and the United States Air Force College. He served as commanding officer of the 584th Bombardment Squadron, 394th Bombardment Group, 9th Air Force, European Theater of Operations. A command pilot, he flew numerous missions over Germany, Col. Wilhite was the recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross with Oak Leaf Clusters, the Air Medal and the Croix de Guere with Palm Cluster. He retired at the rank of Colonel, with honors, in 1974. He was with General Motors Corp. 21 years, retiring in 1977, serving as Senior Sales Engineer in both their Aeroproducts and Detroit Diesel Allison Divisions.

He is survived by his wife Helen Kiebler Wilhite; sons Kenneth T., Jr. (Jill), and Lee B. (Rebecca) Wilhite; and grandson Alexander G. Wilhite. His sisters Ruth Nussbaum and Annabelle Thompson preceded him in death

Sources

Wilhite/Wilhoit & Allied Descendants of Johann Michael and Anna Maria (Hengsteler) Wilheit 1671-1994 Compiled by Mary F. Mickey

1920 Census [1]

1930 Census [2]

Florida, Marriage Index and 1927-2001 [3]

Cemetery marker [4] [5]