title: William John Gillespie
text: # William John Gillespie
  
  Lieutenant William John Gillespie was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories.
  
  Gillespie was a student at Daysland, Alberta before joining the military. He was posted to 41 Squadron on 11 December 1917. He scored five victories between 25 March and 7 July 1918; all of them were of the "driven down out of control" type. On 18 August 1918, he was hospitalized with influenza and sat out the duration of the war. Gillespie returned to Canada and died in Edmonton in 1967.
  
  