A veteran of the US Army during WW II, PVT 1st Class in Company F, 28th Infantry. He was a replacement during D Day and arrived on Omaha Beach, Normandy, France the day after. Harry earned a Purple Heart Medal on December 9, 1944 in the Hurtgen Forest, Germany. He retired from Capitol Manufacturing of Columbus and West Jefferson as a Tool Grinder after 47 years of service.
Preceded in death by his parents, Lon and Emily (Green) Wheeler; siblings and spouses: Leslie and Irene Wheeler, Thelma and John Kazee, Laura and Escom Skaggs, Gladys and Richard Dials, Leanore and Stacy Boggs, Howard and Pauline Wheeler, Fred Wheeler, Herman and Alverna Wheeler, Leatrice and Jim Creech, Roberta Wheeler, Delores Wheeler and brother-in-law: Jesse Holland.
Survived by his loving wife of 38 years: Christina (Ward) Wheeler; two sons and their wives; one daughter and her husband; eight grandchildren; one sister: Maxine Holland of Tempe, AZ; many nieces and nephews.
Ferguson Funeral Home, 202 E. Main Street, (St. Rt. 161W) Plain City, where the Memorial Service will be held Saturday, March 3, 2018, with full military honors conducted by the Union County Honor Guard. The body has been cremated and burial will be in Forest Grove Cemetery.
A veteran of the US Army during WW II, PVT 1st Class in Company F, 28th Infantry. He was a replacement during D Day and arrived on Omaha Beach, Normandy, France the day after. Harry earned a Purple Heart Medal on December 9, 1944 in the Hurtgen Forest, Germany. He retired from Capitol Manufacturing of Columbus and West Jefferson as a Tool Grinder after 47 years of service.
Preceded in death by his parents, Lon and Emily (Green) Wheeler; siblings and spouses: Leslie and Irene Wheeler, Thelma and John Kazee, Laura and Escom Skaggs, Gladys and Richard Dials, Leanore and Stacy Boggs, Howard and Pauline Wheeler, Fred Wheeler, Herman and Alverna Wheeler, Leatrice and Jim Creech, Roberta Wheeler, Delores Wheeler and brother-in-law: Jesse Holland.
Survived by his loving wife of 38 years: Christina (Ward) Wheeler; two sons and their wives; one daughter and her husband; eight grandchildren; one sister: Maxine Holland of Tempe, AZ; many nieces and nephews.
Ferguson Funeral Home, 202 E. Main Street, (St. Rt. 161W) Plain City, where the Memorial Service will be held Saturday, March 3, 2018, with full military honors conducted by the Union County Honor Guard. The body has been cremated and burial will be in Forest Grove Cemetery.
Inscription
PFC US ARMY WORLD WAR II BRONZE STAR MEDAL PURPLE HEART
Family Members
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Leslie W Wheeler
1913–2002
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Thelma Grettie Wheeler Kazee
1914–2003
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Laura Wheeler Skaggs
1916–2001
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Gladys Wheeler Dials
1918–2014
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Leanore Wheeler Boggs
1919–1991
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Howard James Wheeler
1921–2007
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Fred Wheeler
1923–2002
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Herman Wheeler
1927–2011
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Leatrice Joy "Lee" Wheeler Creech
1929–2016
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Roberta L Wheeler
1932–2012
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Delores Jean Wheeler
1939–2011
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