1918 - 2017 (99 years) Submit Photo / Document
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Name |
Richard Myron Wheelock |
Born |
20 Jun 1918 |
Gender |
Male |
Census |
1930 |
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1930 Wheelock 17. 1930 US census, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, enumeration district 4-537, Family Number 47, Wheelock. |
Military Service |
U.S. Army Air Corps, WWII |
Second Lieutenant, B-24 navigator. served with the 715th Bomb Squadron, 448th Bomb Group.
His plane was shot down over Germany, January 5, 1944. Eight of the ten crew members were killed. Richard was taken prisoner. |
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Richard M Wheelock report on Capture. Richard M Wheelock report on Capture. |
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Richard M Wheelock report on Shot Down Aircraft. Richard M Wheelock report on Shot Down Aircraft. |
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The insignia of the 715th Bomb Squadron, 448th Bomb Group. The insignia of the 715th Bomb Squadron, 448th Bomb Group. |
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B-24 Liberator B-24 Liberator nicknamed "Bag of Bolts" on a muddy field at it's base at Seething Airfield in Norfolk, England.
This is one of the two planes Richard served on. This is not the one that was shot down. |
Died |
6 Jul 2017 |
Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida |
Siblings |
2 siblings |
1. William Howard Wheelock, b. 21 Feb 1913, Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia, Vermont , d. 21 Feb 1913, Saint Johnsbury, Caledonia, Vermont | |
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Headstones |
Submit Headstone Photo |
Person ID |
I64742 |
Nagel |
Last Modified |
7 Jun 2022 |
Father |
Myron Leo Wheelock, b. 10 Oct 1891, Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts , d. 25 Mar 1933, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan (Age 41 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Mother |
Anna Jones, b. Abt 1896, Canada , d. 12 Aug 1934, Vermont (Age ~ 38 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Married |
12 Aug 1911 |
Saint Albans, Franklin, Vermont |
Family ID |
F20056 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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| Died - 6 Jul 2017 - Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida |
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