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From the dust of Southern Arizona and the canyons of Old Mexico to the jungles and seas of the South Pacific, the life of Howard Leon Whetten is a testament to how ordinary lives can rise to extraordinary moments. Born into hardship, raised on hard work and faith, Leon stepped from farm fields into the tailgun of a B-24 bomber during World War II.

On his very first bombing mission, fate plunged him and his crew into the midnight waters off the Solomon Islands—an ordeal that tested his courage, his faith, and his will to survive. What followed was not just survival, but a series of miraculous occurances, rescues and providential encounters that defied coincidence.

This is the remarkable story of an ordinary man who lived through extraordinary times, proving that even in the darkest hours, faith, resilience, and unseen hands can turn near tragedy into enduring legacy.

PEOPLE:
Howard Leon Whetten
God
Heavenly Father
2nd Lieutenant Lord
Kenneth Windham
Mae West, LVLK-X8L
2nd Lieutenant Potter
Claude Meyers
Robert “Chappy” Chapman
Japs
2nd Lieutenant Radford
2nd Lieutenant Roark
Ed Semick
Harold Ewing
United States Navy Seabees
Nephilim Giants
Sons of Anak
David
B-24 Crew
U.S. Army Air Corps
Larry H. Miller, KWH9-ZY2
Delilah Echols, KWCB-QLF
Linda Whetten Goldthwaite

LOCATIONS:
South Pacific Ocean
Solomon Islands
Henderson Air Base
Guadalcanal 
New Zealand 
South Pacific Area
Fort George Wright Convalescent Hospital
Spokane, Washingoni
Idaho
Mesa, Arizona
Tempe, Arizona
Bluewater, New Mexico
Moccasin, Arizona

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