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Bruce Franklin Whitson

In memory of:

Flying Officer Bruce Franklin Whitson

November 26, 1954
Broadview, Saskatchewan

Military Service


Service Number:

15000

Age:

37

Force:

Air Force

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Division:

RCAF Station Claresholm

Citation(s):

1939-1945 Star, Air Crew Europe Star, War Medal 1939-45, Canadian Volunteer Service Medal and Clasp

Additional Information


Born:

March 13, 1917
Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta

Enlistment:

June 3, 1940
Edmonton, Alberta

Son of Thomas Mason and the late Helena Marion of Fort Saskatchewan, Alberta. Husband of Florence Margaret Jane (nee Carstairs) and father of Susan Whitson of Vancouver, British Columbia. Brother of Harvey, Arnold and Mrs. H.A. Stetson.

Commemorated on Page 55 of the In the Service of Canada (1947 - 2014) Book of Remembrance. Request a copy of this page. Download high resolution copy of this page.

Burial Information


Cemetery:

EVERGREEN MEMORIAL GARDENS
Alberta, Canada

Grave Reference:

Plot 274 D2

Location:

Edmonton

Digital Collection

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  • Newspaper Clipping– In memory of the men and women memorialized on the pages of the Winnipeg Evening Tribune. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me
  • Newspaper clipping– Submitted for the project Operation Picture Me
  • Photo of Bruce Franklin Whitson
  • Newspaper Clipping– From the Edmonton Journal. Submitted for the project, Operation: Picture Me

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