Clyde Willard Whispell was born on December 16, 1924 in Jersey Shore, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of Royal A. Whispell and Ida Yeager Whispell. He enlisted in the U. S. Air Force while living in Allentown, PA on 9 Mar 1943.

Clyde was killed in action during World War II 21 Apr 1945 over Bhamo, Burma. While on a mission aboard a C-54 unarmed transport aircraft that departed from Kurmitola, India for Kunming, China for reasons not mentioned in the official report, the aircraft crashed and burned near Bhamo, Burma. There was a crew of 4 aboard the aircraft and all were killed when the airplane crashed Lost in action on 21 Apr 1945 at 1855 hours was Pilot, 1st Lt. Dwight Irvine; Co-Pilot, 2nd Lt. Merrill Hoyle; Radio Operator, S/Sgt. Glenn E. Marshall, and Aviation Engineer, Clyde W. Whispell, whose serial number was 33, 619, 110. Recovery teams spotted the burned wreckage, and people on the ground who talked with Burmese natives, one in particular who spoke excellent English, confirmed that there were no survivors of the crash. Initially upon impact, the plane burned so hot that the villagers could not help any of the crew. The following day they again went to the wreckage where they found the body of one crew member who had been thrown clear of the wreckage. They eventually were able to locate the additional three crew members entrapped under one of the engines. Only a few personal effects were able to be recovered including a watch inscribed "Merry Christmas to Merrill from Mom and Dad" belonging to 2nd Lt. Merrill Hoyle, also some dog tags that identified some of the crew. No effects were found for Clyde W. Whispell.

Pvt Whispell is now buried in the Grandview Cemetery, Allentown, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, USA. He was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.

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