Early Life
Born in Calgary, Alberta and raised in Toronto, Ontario, Whitaker was educated at the University of Toronto School and later at the Royal Military College of Canada, student # 2357 in Kingston, Ontario. He graduated in 1933. He was a quarterback for the Hamilton Tigers, a predecessor of the Hamilton Tiger-Cats of today's Canadian Football League.
He accepted a commission, as a lieutenant, with the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry in 1937.
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