John Wheeler

Personal Information

Birthplace: Salina, KS

Service Information

Branch of Service: Navy

Unit: Aviation

Theater of Operation: American

Enlisted / Commissioned: Apr 6, 1943

Discharged: May 17, 1946

Honored By: Eisenhower Foundation

Biography

Enlisted in Navy V-5 aviation program in 1943 in Kansas City, Missouri. Joined Navy V-2 Unit at Washburn University in Topeka, Kansas in 1943. Pre-flight training at Iowa City, Iowa. Soloed, washed out of flight training in C-stage. Sent to Naval Air station in Jacksonville, Florida for gunnery training. Seaman 1/c air crewman on PB4y2 (also known as B-24). Carrier Aircraft Service Unit 26 in Jacksonville, Florida. Honorable discharge in May 1946 point system.