"Monty" Whitehead was a member of the Naval Academy's Class of 1940. Prior to attending the academy, Whitehead had graduated from Hartford's Bulkeley High in the Class of 1933; additionally, he had spent three years in the Navy before obtaining an appointment to Annapolis. His father, Ulmont "Ully" Whitehead Sr., operated a repair garage on New Britain Avenue. He served on the USS at Pearl Harbor.
Click Here For More Information On Monty!Recently An Event About The Upcoming 75th Anniversary Of Pearl Harbor Was Held By The Iwo Jima/World War II Traveling Museum At The Lucy Robbins Welles Library in Newington. Here is the USS Arizona Information:
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Here is the list of the Connecticut casualties at Pearl Harbor. Ten of the 18 men from CT that died at Pearl Harbor were serving on the USS Arizona (BB-39) and are still interred there.
Source: Florence Stoeber
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