Timeline
Birth - 3 Feb 1921
Springfield, Massachusetts, Hampden County
Birth - 3 Feb 1921
Birth
Springfield, Hampden County, Massachusetts, United States of America
1939 - 1945 World War II
Conflict Period
World War II
Served For
United States of America
Awards
Air Medal with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters
Regiment
366th Fighter Squadron, 358th Fighter Group
Service Number
O-815438
Rank
Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Forces
Gold Star
1939 - 1945 World War II
Served For
United States of America
Conflict Period
World War II
Branch
Army Air Forces
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Death - 14 Jul 1944 - Age: 23 years
14-Jul-44
Death - 14 Jul 1944 - Age: 23 years
Killed in Action
Saint Sulpice Sur Risle, Normandy, France
Death - 14 Jul 1944 - Age: 23 years
Death
Basse-Normandie, France
Burial
Buried at: Plot D Row 21 Grave 32 Normandy American Cemetery Colleville-sur-Mer, France
Colleville-sur-Mer, France
Normandy American Cemetery
Plot D Row 21 Grave 32
Burial
Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Other Facts
State Of Residence
Massachusetts
Full Name
John H Wheeler
Father
Ernest James Wheeler
Mother
Irene Kenyon
Sibling
Ernest J, Jr. and George K