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Richard Myron Wheelock

Male 1918 - 2017  (99 years)  Submit Photo / DocumentSubmit Photo / Document


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  • Name Richard Myron Wheelock 
    Born 20 Jun 1918 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1930 
    1930 Wheelock 17.
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    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.  
    Richard M Wheelock report on Capture.
    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.
    Richard M Wheelock report on Shot Down Aircraft.
    The insignia of the 715th Bomb Squadron, 448th Bomb Group.
    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
    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 Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Siblings 2 siblings 
    Headstones Submit Headstone Photo Submit Headstone Photo 
    Person ID I64742  Nagel
    Last Modified 7 Jun 2022 

    Father Myron Leo Wheelock,   b. 10 Oct 1891, Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Mar 1933, Pontiac, Oakland, Michigan Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Anna Jones,   b. Abt 1896, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Aug 1934, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 38 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Married 12 Aug 1911  Saint Albans, Franklin, Vermont Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F20056  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart