The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
John N. Wheeler
Rank
Sergeant First Class, U.S. Army
Unit
E CO 23 INF 2 DIV
Date of Death
August 31, 1951
Sergeant First Class Wheeler was a member of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 23rd Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was seriously wounded by the enemy in South Korea on March 8, 1951 and returned to duty on May 4, 1951. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in South Korea on May 18, 1951 and died while a prisoner on August 31, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.