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WHEELER, Hubert James - Date of
birth
4 October 1918 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Charlotte, Virginia -
Hometown
Washington, District of Columbia -
Ethnicity
African American
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33065201 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
447th Signal Construction Battalion
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Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
7 July 1945 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| O | 15 | 6 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Luther J. Wheeler (father)
Elizabeth B. (Randolph) Wheeler (mother)
Mary E. Wheeler (sister)
Bert / Burt W. Wheeler (brother)
Lawrence Wheeler (brother)
Margaret Wheeler (sister)
Luther Wheeler (brother)
Ernistine Wheeler (sister)
More information
Pvt Hubert J. Wheeler was an attendant at a filling station before he enlisted in Baltimore, Maryland on 5 August 1941.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.archives.gov - WWII Army Enlistment Records, www.wwiimemorial.com - National Archives, ABMC Cemeteries, www.findagrave.com - CWGC/ABMC, www.ancestry.com - 1920-1930-1940 Census US / Virginia Birth Record
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet