He witnessed the end of the Battle of the Bulge after the tide had turned in favor of the Allies and also was present during the fight for the bridge at Remagen.
During this time, he acted as counsel defending minor courts-martial cases and there developed a strong, lifelong interest in the law.
Upon his discharge, Whiting entered the University of Virginia and with the help of GI Bill benefits, graduated from law school in 1949.
He attended the First Presbyterian Church, where he taught adult and teen Sunday School classes for a number of years.
In 1987, the General Assembly elected Whiting to serve on the Supreme Court of Virginia, following the retirement of Justice George M. Cochran.
Three years earlier, on January 30, 2009, his portrait was presented to the Frederick-Winchester Judicial Center in a special ceremony sponsored by the Frederick Winchester Bar Association.