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U.S. Army · United States 
Wesley Whitmore
2010
Wesley Richard Whitmore Jr. served the U.S. Army for 3 years. Wesley also served in the U.S. Air Force.
How He Died
Manner
Accident
Cause
Multiple traumatic injuries
What Happened
Sergeant Wesley Whitmore was struck and killed by a vehicle in the parking lot of a convenience store in Winter Haven.
The elderly driver of an SUV traveling on an adjacent roadway lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle crashed through a metal barrier, struck a woman and business, then traveled through a parking lot and struck Sergeant Whitmore's patrol car. The impact pushed the patrol car into the sergeant, who had just exited it.
Sergeant Whitmore was a United States Air Force veteran and had served with the Polk County Sheriff's Office for 15 years.
The elderly driver of an SUV traveling on an adjacent roadway lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle crashed through a metal barrier, struck a woman and business, then traveled through a parking lot and struck Sergeant Whitmore's patrol car. The impact pushed the patrol car into the sergeant, who had just exited it.
Sergeant Whitmore was a United States Air Force veteran and had served with the Polk County Sheriff's Office for 15 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, three sons, one daughter, ten grandchildren, his mother, and one sister.
Service Record
U.S. Army
1967 – 1970
U.S. Air Force
1971 – 1994
U.S. Air Force
Also Served
Polk County Sheriff's Department
Sergeant
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