John A. Whitehill

Captain John A Whitehill was commissioned a Second Lieutenant Cavalry Officer upon graduating Officer Candidate School, Fort Knox, Kentucky, Class 38-43, 12 June 1943. His first duty assignment was as Platoon Leader, 9th Armored Regiment, 20th Armored Division, Fort Campbell, Kentucky. | His subsequent duty assignments include: Platoon Leader, 718th Tank Battalion, Fort Campbell, Kentucky; Platoon Leader, 718th Amphibious Tractor Battalion, Fort Ord, California; Platoon Leader, 37th Tank Battalion, 4th Armored Division, European Theater of Operations; Company Commander, 37th Tank Battalion, 4th Armored Division, European Theater of Operations.