| Name |
Wheeler, Austin C. |
| Birth |
9 Mar 1908 |
Illinois  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Census |
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1940 Census, Clay City (Village), Clay County, Illinois, page 03a
1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 06, page 03a
The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors.
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| Reference Number |
WHEE.A003 |
| _FGRAVE |
1313513 |
| Military Service |
World War II, Corporal, Company B, 87th Mountain Regiment, 10th 'Climb To Glory' Mountain Division (Light Infantry), United States Army [2] |
- Enlisted and entered active service on August 7, 1940 at Saint Louis, Missouri. Completed basic infantry training and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Rifleman (745). After various stateside assignments, departed the Continentntal U.S. on July 27, 1944 bound for the European Theater of Operations. Thereafter, assigned to and fought with Company B, 87th Mountain Regiment, 10th 'Climb To Glory' Mountain Division (Light Infantry), in the Rome-Arno, Northern Apennines anand Po Valley Campaigns. Seriously wounded by enemy action on April 18, 1945 in vicinity of Mongiorgio, Italy. Returned to the zone of interior on May 27, 1945 for treatment and convalesce. Honorably discharged as a Corporal with a certificate of disability on May 7, 1947 at Percy Jones General Hospital, Fort Custer, Michigan. Earned the Purple Heart Medal, Combat Infantryman Badge, Good Conduct Medal, American Defense Service Medal, American Campaign, European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal with three bronze battle stars and the WWII Victory Medal.
This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.
Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2172097
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World War II Honoree, Wheeler, Austin C. (1908-1973)
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Military Service Ribbons, Wheeler, Austin C. (1908-1973)
Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
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10th Mountain Division, United States Army
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10th Mountain Division, United States Army
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American Campaign Medal, United States
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American Campaign Medal, United States Military
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American Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
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American Defense Service Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
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Combat Infantryman Badge, United States Army
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European Theater of World War II
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Corporal, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces
(Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
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European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign Medal, United States
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Fort Custer Training Center, Michigan
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Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
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Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
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Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
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Purple Heart Medal, United States Military
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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United States Army
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United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959)
In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,… |
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United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
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World War II
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World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
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| Death |
10 Jul 1973 |
| Burial |
Springfield National Cemetery, Springfield, Greene County, Missouri |
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| Person ID |
I26812 |
Carl Wayne Gray Research |
| Last Modified |
19 Jul 2023 |
English
1908 - 1973 (65 years)
