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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Richard K. Wheeler

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Gig Harbor, Washington

Honored By

Mr. Denis Munro

Relationship

Son-in-law

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

Trained and flew as a navigator on B-17 Bombers. Flew 35 Combat missions over Europe. Assigned to the 15th Air Force in Italy. Had to parachute into German held Yugoslavia from a damaged bomber. Evaded captured and ultimately returned to squadron. Continued to fly bombing missions for a total of 35.