in his hometown of Hayden, Indiana. See also List of governors of Indiana References General External links Edgar Whitcomb at FindAGrave |- |- 1917 births 2016 deaths United States Army Air Forces personnel of World War II Republican Party governors of Indiana Republican Party Indiana state senators Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law alumni Indiana lawyers People from Hayden, Indiana People from North Vernon, Indiana Secretaries of State of Indiana United States Army Air Forces officers American prisoners of war in World War II World War II prisoners of war held by Japan United States Army colonels 20th-century American lawyers United States Army reservists American escapees Escapees from Japanese detention 20th-century American politicians