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Raymond
Albert
Wheeler
1885-07-31

–

1974-02-08

Born:

Peoria

, 

Illinois

Home:

Peoria

, 

Illinois

Buried: 

Arlington

, 

Virginia

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery

Raymond Wheeler graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Class of 1911. He retired as a U.S. Army Lieutenant General in 1949.

Awards Received

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant General

    Division:

    South-East Asia Command

    Action Date:

    1944 – 1945
    War Department, General Orders No. 53 (1945)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant General Raymond Albert Wheeler (ASN: 0-3064), United States Army, was awarded a Second Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Third Award of the Army Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Deputy Supreme Allied Commander in Chief South-East Asia Command, from 1944 to 1945.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Corps of Engineers)

    Regiment:

    4th Engineer Regiment

    Division:

    4th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    World War I
    War Department, General Orders No. 68 (1920)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Colonel (Corps of Engineers) Raymond Albert Wheeler, United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility during World War I. As active Regimental Commander of the 4th Engineers, 4th Division, during the Aisne-Marne, the St. Mihiel, and the Meuse-Argonne offensives, Colonel Wheeler ably supported the 4th Division in these operations by the promptness and skill with which he constructed bridges across the Vesle, destroyed enemy wire, and built and maintained roads during the attacks in the Meuse-Argonne offensive. His able and expeditious support of the 3d and 5th Army Corps by constructing roads through the Argonne was a material factor in the rapid advance and ultimate success of the units of those corps during this important operation.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Regiment:

    Services of Supply

    Division:

    China-Burma-India Theater of Operations

    Action Date:

    1942 – 1944
    War Department, General Orders No. 7 (1944) & War Department, General Orders No. 12 (1944)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General Raymond Albert Wheeler (ASN: 0-3064), United States Army, was awarded a Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Second Award of the Army Distinguished Service Medal for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Commanding General, Services of Supply, China-Burma-India Theater of Operations, from 1942 to 1944.

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Colonel (Corps of Engineers)

    Regiment:

    4th Engineer Regiment

    Division:

    4th Division, American Expeditionary Forces

    Action Date:

    World War I
    Headquarters, 4th Division, A.E.F., Citation Orders

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to Colonel (Corps of Engineers) Raymond Albert Wheeler (ASN: 0-3064), United States Army, for gallantry in action serving as Commanding Officer of the 4th Engineer Regiment, 4th Division, American Expeditionary Forces, in France during World War I. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by Colonel Wheeler, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army.

  • Legion of Merit

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Major General

    Division:

    Military Mission to the Persian Gulf

    Action Date:

    1941 – 1942

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Major General Raymond Albert Wheeler (ASN: 0-3064), United States Army, was awarded the Legion of Merit for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services to the Government of the United States as Chief of the Military Mission to the Persian Gulf in 1941 and 1942.

  • Army Distinguished Service Medal

    Service:

    United States Army

    Rank:

    Lieutenant General (Retired)

    Action Date:

    December 1956 – April 1957
    Department of the Army, General Orders No. 7 (February 14, 1958)

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, 20 July 1942, takes pleasure in presenting a Third Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster in lieu of a Fourth Award of the Army Distinguished Service Medal to Lieutenant General (Retired) Raymond Albert Wheeler (ASN: 0-3064), United States Army, for exceptionally meritorious and distinguished services to the Government of the United States, in a duty of great responsibility as Officer-in-Charge of clearing the Suez Canal from December 1956 to April 1957.