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Wharton, Shirley C.

April 22, 1960

Tuscaloosa, AL

Act: Elevation

Whatley, Elijah B.

December 14, 1947

Purdy, OK

Act: Elevation

Wheeldon, Joe Wayne

August 4, 1992

Lansing, MI

Act: Moving Vehicle (rescue from path of)

Wheeler, Gray Jr.

February 15, 1988

New Bern, NC

Act: Burning Building

Wheeler, Walter D.

July 2, 1921

St. Johnsbury Center, VT

Act: Drowning

Wheeler, Marion J. Jr.

March 24, 1996

Jacksonville, AL

Act: Assault

Wheeler, Alan D.

August 14, 1999

Seneca, SC

Act: Electrocution

Wheeler, Vernon L.

August 21, 1953

Dayton, OH

Act: Burning Vehicle

Wheeless, J. Stephen

June 14, 1971

De Soto, TX

Act: Animal Attack

Whelan, David

January 17, 1910

Boston, MA

Act: Moving Vehicle (inside)

Whipps, Harvey C.

December 21, 1949

Aitkin, MN

Act: Burning Building

Whisenant, Ronald S.

February 8, 1959

Los Angeles, CA

Act: Burning Building

Whisler, Sarah Elizabeth

June 14, 1953

San Francisco, CA

Act: Drowning

Whitacre, William R.

May 12, 1970

Los Altos, CA

Act: Assault

White, Calvin N.

February 21, 1961

San Diego, CA

Act: General

White, Julious J. Jr.

February 6, 1964

Bogalusa, LA

Act: Suffocation

White, George W.

May 15, 1964

Spokane, WA

Act: Drowning

White, Leslie Orr

March 17, 1967

Greenwood, MS

Act: Burning Building

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