Whitman, William Charles (Sergeant)

Killed in Action 1941-12-11

Sergeant William Charles Whitman RCAF

Birth Date: 1919-February-24

Born:

Son of Crofton F. U. Whitman and Emma May Whitman, of Lawrencetown.

Home: Lawrencetown, Nova Scotia

Enlistment:

Enlistment Date: Unknown

Service

RCAF

Unit

119 Sqn- Squadron (RAF)
By Night and by Day

Base

RCAF Stn. Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

Rank

Sergeant

Position

Sergeant

Service Numbers

R/76029

Final Burial
Google MapFairview Cemetery
Lot F8
119 City of Hamilton Squadron (Noll Me Tangere), Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. B NS.Crashed on approach to Yarmouth when engine cut out on changing fuel-cocks to select inner tanks at 16:12 hrs on 11 Dec 1941: the 3-person crew, Sergeant E. Bawtinheimer, Sergeant J. Riess and Sergeant W. Whitman were all killed. Came down in woods 1/4 mile from end of runway. First fatal Bolingbroke crash for this unit
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