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| Pvt. Dean Cebert was at Wheeler Field when the Japanese attacked America on December 7, 1941. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/99838460/dean-w.-cebert https://pearlharborwarbirds.com/wheeler-air-force-base-pearl-harbor-history/ |
Dean W. Cebert never had a chance to reach 100 years old today. Instead, he sacrificed his life for our freedom.
He was born on October 5, 1918 in Illinois. His parents George and Eugenia were born in Ohio and Illinois, respectively. His father worked as a railroad engineer. Dean had three older brothers and two older sisters. By 1940 Dean had completed four years of high school and worked as an inspector.
He enlisted in the Army Air Forces on December 4, 1940. He became a private in the 72nd Pursuit Squadron which was assigned to Honolulu. In his spare time he took flying lessons at Wheeler Field and had received his civil pilot's license.
On the morning of December 7, 1941 Pvt. Cebert was at his station on Wheeler Field when it became the first target of the Japanese sneak attack. They wanted to destroy the American planes on the ground to reduce the chance of American fighters engaging the Japanese bombers. Pvt. Cebert was one of 33 men killed at Wheeler Field that day.
His grave is at Memorial Park Cemetery in Galesburg, Illinois.
Last year on this date I profiled George Bouchard, 85th Infantry Division. You can read about George here.
On behalf of the fallen, if you would like to see more people become aware of this project to honor the WW2 fallen, be sure to share with others on Twitter, Facebook, etc. Thanks for your interest!
I created this video to explain why I started this project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXt8QA481lY.
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