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Whitaker, Dean, 1925-
William Dean Whitaker was born in 1925 and raised in a suburb of Los Angeles,
California. Dean, as he is known, talks briefly about his parents and his brothers, for his youth quickly ended when he joined the Air Force and became an aviation cadet once he had turned 18 years old. The year was 1943 and World War II was raging. He became a member of the 398 th Bomb Group and flew twenty missions before being captured by the Germans.
Person
T-Shirt Color: Red; Front: Station 1900, Fire Dept. Emblem W/ Fire Equipment; Back: Serving With Pride Station Center Pigeon Fire & Rescue, Fire Dept. Emblem W/ Fire Equipment; Handwritten Text: Various Names: "Spark Plug" Tina Yarborough #1968; James Y.; Ronnie Moore; Johnny Pless; Franky Otts; Dee Massey; Brandon Hooper; Mark Y., approximately 2001-2012
Level of Description
File
Archival Collection
New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection
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Collection Number: MS-00459
Collection Name: New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection
Box/Folder: Box 382
Collection Name: New York-New York Hotel and Casino 9-11 Heroes Tribute Collection
Box/Folder: Box 382
Archival Component
Four men in military uniforms walking on city street: photographic print
Date
1900 (year approximate) to 1965 (year approximate)
Archival Collection
Description
From the Hazel Baker Denton Photograph Collection (PH-00312). Inscription on the back reads, "Ralph Denton, John Scandling, John Barber - out for a weekend of hell raising."
Image
Executive Committee, San Pedro, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake Railroad (SPLASLRR) and Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR)
Date
1909 to 1921
Archival Collection
Description
Series 1. San Pedro, Los Angeles and Salt Lake Railroad -- J. Ross Clark/Los Angeles Office Files
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