World War II Honoree

Clarence G. Wheeler

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Jewett City, Connecticut

Honored By

The Wheeler Family

SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 1077TH ARMY AIR FORCE BASE UNIT, 24TH BOMB SQUADRON AS A RADIO OPERATOR MECHANIC IN THE WESTERN PACIFIC CAMPAIGN, AIR OFFENSIVE JAPAN, CHINA CAMPAIGN AND EASTERN MANDATES CAMPAIGN. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 4 BRONZE SERVICE STARS, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AIR MEDAL WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.