Cal Whipple, 94, Dies; Won 1943 Fight to Print Photo of War Dead
When censors refused Life magazine permission to publish a photo showing the bodies of three American soldiers, Mr. Whipple got President Franklin D. Roosevelt to reverse the decision.
he counted among his proudest achievements the role of tenacious young intermediary in a fight by Life magazine against the military censorship of a single photograph during World War II — a fight that went all the way to the White House.