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SSGT Gordon Lee Wheeler, Korean War Veteran Vietnam War Veteran, Born in Maryville,
Tennessee, he became a resident of Moore County, NC. SSGT Gordon Lee Wheeler was a
casualty of the Vietnam War. As a member of the Air Force, SSGT Wheeler served our country
until March 8th, 1969 in Ching Chuan Kang (CCK) AB, Taiwan. He was 37 years old and was
married. It was reported that He was killed when his plane crashed. He was born in Maryville,
Tennessee, on August 16th, 1931. He is buried at Bethlehem Baptist Church Cemetery
Carthage, Moore County, North Carolina. He was the son of Myrtle Lillian Simerly and Ora
Wheeler.
The Vietnam War Memorial on the Blount County Courthouse lawn had the following that I was unable to find any
information about: Charles Woods, Earl A. Jenkins, Leonard H. Mantooth, Jr, Jack W. Miller, James L. Parker
War of 1812 1812-1815
James Taylor • Samuel McCurry
Mexican War 1846-1848
George W. Roberts • Powers C. Gowers
Civil War 1861-1865
John C. Anderson, U • Larkin Anderson, U • William Anderson, U • Stephen K. Belt, U • Peter Brickey, U • Elbert Britt, U
• Cowan Broady, U • William C. Broady, U • John Carpenter, U • Samuel Carpenter, U • Preacher Catlett, U • Phillip
Costner, U • John Coulter, C • Isaac Coulter, C • Shimmon Crye, U • Franklin Cummings, U • Lowery Everett, U • Adam
Farmer, U • John Farmer, U • Lawson Fields, U • Henry French, U • Moses Gamble, U • Samuel George, C • Walter
Gregory, U • Joseph Hall, U • James Hamil, U • Elijah Hatcher, U • Jonathan Houser, U • Samuel B. Houston, U • Samuel
J. Huffstetler, U • William Jeffries, U • James McClanahan, U • Aaron McReynolds, U • William McReynolds, U • Joshua
Patty, U • William T. Phelps, U • William Pickens, U • William R. Powell, U • Samuel Pride, C • John Rasor, U • John
Russell, U • Thomas Russell, U • Greenberry Saffell, U • William E. Talbot, U • William Taylor, U • Samuel Thompson, U
• James Walker, U • Joseph Walker, U • William Wallace, U • David Whitehead, U • William Whitehead, U • Willie B.
Wright, U • David Shields, U
(U - Union C - Confederate)
Spanish-American War 1898-1902
Wiley J. Brickey • Frank W. Burns • George W. Davis • Robert B. McCroskey • George Riddle
World War I 1917-1918
William R. Burchfield • George L. Burns • Grayson Caylor • Samuel Crisp • Walter Crisp • Phillip S. Decker • John
Dockery • Auls Fagg • John H. Ferguson • James Gardner • Jurd R. Gibson • Cecil F. Goddard • Thomas W. Goddard •
David M. Gourley • Milton L. Harper • P.L. Kenough • Luke Lawson • Wisdom Lee • Ernest R. Linginfelter • Emerson J.
Lones • Fred D. Love • Claude O. Lowe • Leonard F. Marine • Charles C. Meeks • Harry M. Miller • Claude L. Mingle •
Samuel K. Molsbee • Murphy J. Myers • Prue Myers • William A. Myers • David E. Ott • James D. Patty • Herbert B.
Parham • William M. Payne • Carl Robbins • Walter Rogers • Pleas Russell • Robert L. Sterling • Wesley T. Stinnett • John
P. Tallant • Harrison Townsend • Charles A. Walker • Henry L. Webb • Anderson L. Wilburn • Claude M. Williams •
George E. Williams • Hobart D. Willocks