World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James O. Wheeler
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Windsor Locks, Connecticut
Honored By
Loretta Wheeler
Relationship
Wife
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION ABOARD USS LST-501, USS LST-1104 AND USS LCI(G)-348. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 1 BATTLE STAR AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.