James Wallace Wheeler
Military
Object Number - UPL 61418 - Left to right: 2LT Ernest G. Stathes, 2LT James W. Wheeler, 2LT Wayne J. Cowgill, 2LT James R. Martin.
Assigned to 735BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. Had mid air collision and crashed at Darmsheim on 21-Jul-44 in B-24 Our Baby 41-29259 Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 735th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-700393
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Little Mike
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron 735th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Lorraine American Cemetery, St Avold, France
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
State College, Pennsylvania | 3 September 1923 | Born State College, Centre County, Pennsylvania |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Darmsheim, Germany | 21 July 1944 | Killed in Action (KIA) Darmsheim, Germany |
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Buried Plot E Row 40 Grave 31 |
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial Saint-Avold, Lorraine, France | 1 January 1946 | Re-Interred Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France |
Revisions
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Sources
MACR 7252 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database