Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Norwich, Connecticut
Honored By
The Wheeler Family
SERVED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH CANNON COMPANY, 254TH INFANTRY REGIMENT AS A HEAVY MACHINE GUNNER IN THE RHINELAND AND CENTRAL EUROPE. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.