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Personal info

Full name
WHEELER, Richard K
Date of birth
12 August 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Forestport, Oneida County, New York
Hometown
Forestport, Oneida County, New York

Military service

Service number
32579372
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
359th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 January 1945
Place of death
Baschleiden, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 16 51

Immediate family

Members
Clarence Wheeler (father)
Alice P. Wheeler (mother)
Winnie Wheeler (sister)
Nellie Wheeler (sister)
Marion Wheeler (sister)

More information

Pvt Richard K. Wheeler attended high school for 4 years before he enlisted in Utica, New York on 29 October 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / New York State Birth Index / 1930 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – a2