American fighter ace Rear Admiral Edward L. "Whitey" Feightner USN, (Ret) has Gone West. He passed away April 1 at 100 years old.
Feightner was born October 14, 1919. He was raised on a farm near Elida, Ohio and graduated from Elida High School as Class Valedictorian. He then attended Findlay College, also in Ohio, on a full-ride scholarship, graduating in 1942.