U.S. Navy
Wheeler, George HuberConflictNoncombat
RankLieutenant
Year of Action1909
Unit/CommandUSS Tennessee (CA-10)
BirthplaceCharleston, South Carolina
Citation
For bravery and extraordinary heroism displayed by him during a conflagration in Coquimbo, Chile, 20 January 1909.
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