World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Vernon E. Wheeler
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Chattanooga, Tennessee
Honored By
Mrs. Carl Mitchell
Relationship
Sister
Left Tinian Island in May 1945. B-29 was shot down over Tokyo on May 25, 1945. Remains of Crew were found a year later. Interred with other crew members in Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, Missouri. Awarded the Purple Heart.