An outgoing and athletic youth , he was a member of his high school basketball team .
Whitcomb was born on November 6 , 1917 in Hayden , Indiana , the second child and first son of John Whitcomb and Louise Doud Whitcomb .
An outgoing and athletic youth , Whitcomb was a member of Whitcomb 's high school basketball team .
Whitcomb was born on November 6 , 1917 in Hayden , Indiana , the second child and first son of John Whitcomb and Louise Doud Whitcomb .