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2Lt George S Wheeler

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2Lt George S Wheeler Veteran

Birth
Rockland, Plymouth County, Massachusetts, USA
Death
7 Oct 1944 (aged 26)
Germany
Burial
Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France Add to Map
Plot
Plot A, Row 25, Grave 26
Memorial ID
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B-17 PILOT IN 94th BOMB GROUP EIGHTH AIR FORCE. KILLED IN ACTION BY GERMAN FIGHTERS ON FIRST MISSION.

ID: O-826039
Entered the Service From: Massachusetts
Rank: Second Lieutenant

Service: U.S. Army Air Forces, 331st Bomber Squadron, 94th Bomber Group, Heavy

Died: Saturday, October 07, 1944
Buried at: Lorraine American Cemetery
Location: St. Avold (Moselle), France
Plot: A Row: 25 Grave: 26

Awards: Purple Heart

B-17 PILOT IN 94th BOMB GROUP EIGHTH AIR FORCE. KILLED IN ACTION BY GERMAN FIGHTERS ON FIRST MISSION.

ID: O-826039
Entered the Service From: Massachusetts
Rank: Second Lieutenant

Service: U.S. Army Air Forces, 331st Bomber Squadron, 94th Bomber Group, Heavy

Died: Saturday, October 07, 1944
Buried at: Lorraine American Cemetery
Location: St. Avold (Moselle), France
Plot: A Row: 25 Grave: 26

Awards: Purple Heart


Inscription

2LT, US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from Massachusetts.



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  • Maintained by: Tim
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56662207/george_s-wheeler: accessed ), memorial page for 2Lt George S Wheeler (18 Feb 1918–7 Oct 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56662207, citing Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial, Saint-Avold, Departement de la Moselle, Lorraine, France; Maintained by Tim (contributor 47337956).