World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Wilbur Lee Wheatley
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Cherryvale, Kansas
Honored By
Rose Wheatley
Relationship
Wife
SERVED UNDER GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON, 3RD ARMY, 5TH DIVISION, 10TH INFANTRY. BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNS, NORMANDY, NORTHERN FRANCE, RHINELAND, ARDENNES, CENTRAL EUROPE. GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL. MILITARY OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTY AND NUMBER HEAVY MORTAR CREWMAN 1107. EXPERT INFANTRY BADGE, 10TH INFANTRY AUGUST 25, 1944 AND COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE SEPTEMBER 8, 1944. DATE OF INDUCTION AUGUST 19, 1942 AND DATE OF ENTRY INTO ACTIVE SERVICE SEPTEMBER 2, 1942. SEPARATED DECEMBER 15, 1944. TOTAL LENGTH OF SERVICE: CONTINENTAL SERVICE 3 MONTHS, 8 DAYS. FOREIGN SERVICE 2 YEARS, 10 MONTHS, 19 DAYS.