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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Dean Whiteside

Hometown

Waterville, Kansas

Honored By

G. T. Arganbright, Jr.

Relationship

Cousin

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

NAVY SEAMAN 1937-1940. VOLUNTEERED FOR THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE JUNE 2, 1942. RECEIVED HIS PILOT WINGS AND WAS ASSIGNED TO THE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE FIGHTER SQUADRON NUMBER 111, FLYING P-40 AIRCRAFT. SERVED AS A PILOT OFFICER. KILLED JULY 16, 1942 WHEN FIVE OF THE SIX PLANES THAT HE WAS FLYING WITH CRASHED INTO A HIGH MOUNTAIN NEAR DUTCH HARBOR, ALASKA. ALL FIVE ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE PILOTS ARE BURIED NEXT TO EACH OTHER AT THE ELMENDORF U.S. AIR FORCE BASE IN THE FOREIGN BURIAL SECTION.