Aunt Mildred Remembers Lt. George Whiteman

Name: Aunt Mildred Remembers Lt. George Whiteman
Start: 2025-11-06T18:00:00-06:00
Location: 450 Locust St, Chillicothe, MO, United States, Missouri 64601

Livingston County Library

Highlights

Thu, 06 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm

450 Locust St, Chillicothe, MO, United States, Missouri 64601

Date & Location

Thu, 06 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm (CST)

450 Locust St, Missouri 64601

450 Locust St, Chillicothe, MO 64601-2516, United States

About the event

Aunt Mildred Remembers Lt. George Whiteman

Aunt Mildred Remembers Lt. George Whiteman

Wednesday, November 6 at 6 PM
Livingston County Library
FREE and open to the public

Join us for a special historical presentation honoring Lt. George Whiteman of Sedalia, remembered as the first American pilot killed in WWII on December 7, 1941.

Through the heartfelt words of his aunt, Mildred Whiteman Rogers, experience the story of George’s childhood, education, and dream of flight that led him from Missouri to the skies over Hawaii. Set in 1955, this performance captures a family’s pride and sorrow as the Sedalia Army Air Corps Base at Knob Noster was renamed in his honor.

Hear how this moving program grew from a local “Cemetery Walk” and continues to keep local history alive today—with the Whiteman family’s gratitude and blessing.