World War II Honoree

Clair Grant Wheeler

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Los Angeles, California

Honored By

Kenneth J. Wheeler

Relationship

Nephew

SERVED ON BOARD THE USS GEORGE E. BADGER DD-196 AS A GUNNER'S MATE 3RD CLASS OPERATING IN THE ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC OCEANS FROM JULY 1943 UNTIL THE END OF THE WAR. AWARDED AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 STAR, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 5 STARS, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 3 STARS, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL WITH 2 STARS, PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION WITH 1 STAR.