Richard Myron Wheelock

1918 - 2017  (99 years)

• Name	Richard Myron Wheelock
  Birth	20 Jun 1918
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930
  		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.
  		The insignia of the 715th Bomb Squadron, 448th Bomb Group. The insignia of the 715th Bomb Squadron, 448th Bomb Group.
  		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.
  		Richard M Wheelock report on Capture. Richard M Wheelock report on Capture.
  		Richard M Wheelock report on Shot Down Aircraft. Richard M Wheelock report on Shot Down Aircraft.
  Death	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
  2. Dorothy Mae Wheelock,   b. 20 Aug 1915, Connecticut d. 18 Jun 1989, Maryland
  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
  Marriage	12 Aug 1911	Saint Albans, Franklin, Vermont
  Family ID	F20056	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Death - 6 Jul 2017 - Sarasota, Sarasota, Florida  = Link to Google Earth
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