World War II Honoree

Joseph Edward 'Buck' Wheatley

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Springfield, Kentucky

Honored By

Mary Gertrude Thomas Wheatley, Nancy Neel, Lorrie Wheatley

Relationship

Wife and Children

SERVED AS AN ELECTRICIAN, 078 AND TELEPHONE MAN, 078; CORPORAL. SERVED IN PHILIPPINE ISLANDS WITH 70TH ANTI-AIRCRAFT ARTILLERY GROUP. MARKSMAN WITH M-1 RIFLE. TRANSPORTED JAPANESE PRISONERS TO AND FROM THEIR WORK ASSIGNMENTS. RECEIVED ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER RIBBON, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. INDUCTED MARCH 1, 1945; SERVED 1 YEAR, 12 DAYS OVERSEAS BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 26, 1945. DISCHARGED NOVEMBER 25, 1946 AT FORT SHERIDAN, ILLINOIS.