Whitman will honor the service and sacrifice of Pvt. Robert Lonergan of Whitman at 11 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 12. Lonergan was killed in the Battle of North Africa 77 years ago on May 13, 1943. Lonergan was the first soldier from Whitman killed in WWII while in the service of the United States Army. Lonergan was buried at the North Africa American Cemetery in Tunis Tunisia along with 2840 other Americans killed during the North Africa Campaign.

Source: The North Africa Journal September 10, 2020 12:22 UTC