DENVER (KDVR) — One of the few remaining Marines who fought in the Battle of Iwo Jima during World War II was laid to rest Monday at Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver.
Donald Earl Whipple, 99, died last month.
He was featured as the FOX31 Serving Those Who Serve Hero of the Month last December for his heroics during the bloodiest battle in the history of the Marine Corps 80 years ago on the tiny Pacific island of Iwo Jima. He received the Purple Heart when he was wounded by a mortar shell early in the battle. But he wanted to get right back to the fight…