Found an email from the Ohio State Patrol Historian containing more information and a photo of Lt. Whipple. Here's some of the info received.....You can see his name on his badge if you zoom in on the photo. Some great info to have with this revolver to preserve it's history. I will send off for a letter from Roy just to complete the package.
Lt. Carl W. Whipple
He’s from our 6th Academy Class which graduated March 14, 1937.
He was promoted to Lt. on Sept. 21, 1960
He was the District 4 Warren commander from September 21, 1960 to Feb. 1964.
He was the District 11 Cleveland commander from Feb. 1964 to July 18, 1964.
He retired July 18, 1964
Ptl. Carl W. Whipple won O. W. Merrell Meritorious Service Award in 1939 for an incident which occurred on June 28, 1938.
A similar story was recorded the following month. Ptl. C. W. Whipple received a broadcast and realized that a getaway car from an armed robbery in Chillicothe was headed in his direction. Ptl. Whipple spotted the vehicle and stepped into the road to flag it to the side. Rather than stopping, the suspects sped up, trying to run him over. Ptl. Whipple dove for cover, then started in pursuit. As the speed of the chase increased, Ptl. Whipple broke out his windshield with the butt of his rifle and took aim. He held his fire long enough to pass a large group of Boy Scouts, then squeezed off two quick shots, hitting both bandits. One sustained fatal injuries and the other later admitted to the $4.10 robbery. The rifle used by Ptl. Whipple, a .45‐70 Wisconsin deer rifle, had been confiscated by Whipple several months earlier from bank robbers who fired on him during a pursuit.