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First Name: Joe

Last Name: Wheeler

Birthplace: Hutson, Brown County, TX, USA

Gender: Male

Branch: Army (1784 - present)



Home of Record: Owens, TX
Middle Name: D.



Date of Birth: 22 April 1917

Date of Death: 13 February 1959

Rank: Lieutenant Colonel

Years Served: 19
Joe Dell Wheeler

   
Engagements:
•  World War II (1941 - 1945)
•  Korean War (1950 - 1953)

Biography:

Joe Dell Wheeler

Lieutenant Colonel, U. S. Army Air Corps

Silver Star

Awarded the Silver Star for gallantry in action in WW2 as a B-25 pilot as reported in a newspaper like The Fort Worth Star-Telegram 20 February 1959, Friday Page 16. And stated on his veteran's grave marker at the Pleasant Valley Cemetery, Brown County, Texas.



Origin of Nickname/Handle:

Texas Exceptional Gallantry
added by drjones46 on 2/2/2023.

Honoree ID: 334048   Created by: drjones46

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