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WHEELER, Ralph F - Date of
birth
6 June 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Presque Isle, Aroostook County, Maine -
Hometown
Mercer County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
12034660 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator/Waist Gunner -
Unit
760th Bombardment Squadron,
460th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 June 1944 - Place of
death
Near Nemesvita, Hungary
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 33 | 41 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frank K. Wheeler (father)
Rose Wheeler (mother)
Edwin Wheeler (brother)
Doris G. Wheeler (sister)
Milburn Wheeler (brother)
Olga (Tereshko) Wheeler (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-29291 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: Miss Fortune
Destination: Blechhammer, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the oil refinery
MACR: 6394
More information
T/Sgt Ralph F. Wheeler worked on a farm before he volunteered for the Air Corps of the U.S. Army in Trenton, New Jersey on 10 January 1942.1st Lt Elder A. Erfeldt:
“The plane was attacked by fighters and was set on fire. Seven of crew bailed out safely.”
T/Sgt John L. Lenburg:
“I believe that T/Sgt Wheeler was killed by the attack by enemy fighters.”
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Murdock Family Tree / Florida County Marriage Records, www.fold3.com, www.findagrave.com – Russ Pickett
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