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E J WHITEWAY — Fleet Air Arm

1945-06-08 · Chesapeake Bay · United States of America

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Name: E J WHITEWAY
Rank: Temp Acting Sub-Lieutenant (A)
Official number: -
Role: Pilot
Service/attached: RNVR
Squadron: 1853 Squadron
Ship/station: H.M.S. Saker, Washington / Halifax / Lewiston / Brunswick, Maine / Squantum / New York, USA
Date of death: 1945-06-08
Aircraft: Corsair
Place of death: Chesapeake Bay
Circumstances: KILLED
Buried/commemorated: PORTSMOUTH (EVERGREEN) MEMORIAL PARK, Virginia
Commemoration details: Section F, Lot 13, Grave 4

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