Decorations and Honours
- DSO
- Efficiency Decoration (E.D.)
- Commander of the Order of the Crown (Belgium)
- In 1989, he was named a Member of the Order of Canada.
- In April 1995, the French government awarded Whitaker the Order of the Legion of Honour for his role in the liberation of France.
- Dennis Whitaker was recognized by the Royal Military College of Canada with an Award bearing his name. "The Whitaker Cup" is awarded each year to the top Team Captain of a college varsity sports team.
- In 2012, Denis Whitaker was added to the wall of honour at the Royal Military College of Canada in Kingston, Ontario.
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