The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
John Henry Wheeler
Rank
Corporal, U.S. Army
Unit
M CO 8 REGT 1 CAV DIV
Date of Death
November 2, 1950
Corporal Wheeler was a member of Company M, 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. He was seriously wounded while fighting the enemy in Korea on September 20, 1950 and returned to duty on October 15, 1950. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy near Unsan, North Korea on November 2, 1950. He was presumed dead on December 31, 1953. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.