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Wheeler, John W.

Nationality:
American

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Private First Class
Unit:
Company M, 135th Infantry Regiment, 34th Infantry Division "Red Bull", U.S. Army
For action performed on 31 May 1944, near Lanuvio/Province of Rome, region Latium, Italy.

Citation unavailable.
Silver Star Medal (SSM)

Sources

  • - Ankrum, H.R., Dogfaces Who Smiled Through Tears – The 34th Red Bull Infantry Division and attached 100th (Hawaiian) Battalion and 442nd “Go for Broke” Regimental Combat Team in World War II 1941-1945, Graphic Publishing Company, Lake Mills, Iowa, USA, 1987

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