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Hewitt T. Wheless
Acting
31 Oct 1913
† 07 Sept 1986
Menard County, Texas, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Hewitt Terrell Wheless (October 31, 1913 – September 7, 1986) was a United States Air Force officer known for his heroism on a bombing mission against Japanese ships in the Philippines on December 14, 1941, a week after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and mentioned by name in Franklin Roosevelt's Fireside Chat on April 28, 1942. In 1947, he was assigned to the Strategic Air Command and was named SAC chief ...
Also Known As
Hewitt Terrell Wheless, Captain Hewitt T. Wheless, Capt. Hewitt T. Wheless, Lieutenant General Hewitt T. Wheless, Lt. Gen. Hewitt T. Wheless
