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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Dean Edward Whiteside

Hometown

Waterville, Kansas

Honored By

A Grateful American

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

AMERICAN CITIZEN WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE BRITISH COMMONWEALTH AIR TRAINING PLAN, HELD THE RANK OF PILOT OFFICER AND SERVED AS A PILOT IN THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE. EARNED HIS PILOT'S FLYING BADGE AT NO. 13 SERVICE FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL, ST. HUBERT, QUEBEC. KILLED IN ACTION AT THE AGE OF 24 WHILE SERVING WITH NO. 111 'THUNDERBIRD' SQUADRON, ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE (WESTERN AIR COMMAND) WHEN HIS CURTISS P-40E KITTYHAWK MK. 1 (AL201) CRASHED IN HEAVY FOG ON UNALASKA ISLAND, ALASKA WHILE REINFORCING U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES UNITS ON JULY 16, 1942. BURIED AT FORT RICHARDSON NATIONAL CEMETERY, FORT RICHARDSON, ALASKA.