WHITTINGTON ROBERT L

CW4 Robert "Bob" L. Whittington was a potential VHPA member who died after his tour in Vietnam on 08/29/2012 at the age of 67.6
Enterprise, AL
Flight Classes 67-13 and 67-11
Date of Birth 01/09/1945
Served in the U.S. Army
This information was provided by Sammie Williams

More detail on this person: CW4 (Ret) Bob Whittington of Enterprise, AL passed away, Wednesday August 29, 2012 in Flowers Hospital. He was 67. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Saturday, September 1, 2012 at Searcy Funeral Home and Crematory Chapel. The family will receive friends from 1:00 P.M. until service time. Bob served in the Infantry from 1962-1967. During that time, he became an Army Parachutist and earned the Combat Infantry Badge. He became a pilot in 1967 and qualified to fly every aircraft in the Army (both helicopter and fixed wing) and was an instructor pilot for multiple aircraft. As a pilot, he served in multiple combat and non-combat tours including Vietnam, Turkey, Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Bob retired as a CW4 in 1993 as a command pilot. Survivors include his wife, Janice (JW) Whittington, Enterprise, AL; two daughters and son-in-law, MeChel and Chris Acord , Daleville, AL; Susan Bowen, Molokai, HI; step-son and wife, Rob and Dawn Anderson, Conyers, GA; five grandchildren, Ashlee, Trish, Deidra, Trinity and Jordan; two great-grandchildren, Olivia and Connor. Searcy Funeral Home and Crematory, (334) 393-2273 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting (334) 393-2273 end_of_the_skype_highlighting, is in charge of arrangements. Send condolences to the family at www.searcyfuneralhome.com. Sign the guest book at www.eprisenow.com

Published in Enterprise Ledger on August 31, 2012

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