Wheeler, Sheldon Harley, Maj

Deceased

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Service Details

Last Rank
Major

Primary Unit
1917-1918, 5th Ferrying Group

Service Years
1910 - 1921

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

New York

Year of Birth
1889

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Contact Info

Home Town New York City, NY	Last Address Oahu, Hawaii
Date of Passing Jul 13, 1921
Location of Interment Lakeview Cemetery - Burlington, Vermont

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Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	2014, In the Line of Duty
	2016, Air Force Memorial (AFM) - Assoc. Page

Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

He was killed in an air crash near the base which was named for him.
He was the namesake for Wheeler Field, later Wheeler AFB, now Wheeler Army Airfield, Oahu, HI.

Other Comments:

Sources:
www.3rdattackgroup.org/8th-aero-squadron.php
http://hawaii.gov/hawaiiaviation/hawaii-airfields-airports/oahu-pre-world-

war-ii/wheeler-field/Maj.%20Sheldon%20H.%20Wheeler.jpg/view
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=16380816
http://hawaii.gov/hawaiiaviation/hawaii-airfields-airports/oahu-pre-world-war-ii/wheeler-field

1917-1918, 5th Ferrying Group

From Month/Year - / 1917	To Month/Year - / 1918
Unit 5th Ferrying Group Unit Page
Rank Captain	AFSC/MOS Not Specified
Base, Station or City Dallas	State/Country Texas

Patch	5th Ferrying Group Details
N/A
	Type Army
	Parent Unit Support Units	Strength Group
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: May 17, 2018

Memories For This Unit
Other Memories He was Officer in Charge of Flying.

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