Photograph taken by Richard Chambers, March 2006, of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parachutist_Badge_(United_States)" class="extiw" title="en:Parachutist Badge (United States)">jump wings|</a> of Private William (Bill) Wheeler who served in 2nd Battalion, 506th PIR of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/101st_Airborne_Division" class="extiw" title="en:101st Airborne Division">101st Airborne Division</a> during <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" class="extiw" title="en:World War II">World War II</a>. Mr. Wheeler made two combat jumps as indicated by the two bronze stars on his wings, one for D-Day of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy_landings" class="extiw" title="en:Normandy landings">Battle of Normandy|</a> in which he jumped as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/pathfinders_(military)" class="extiw" title="en:pathfinders (military)">pathfinder|</a> and one for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Market_Garden" class="extiw" title="en:Operation Market Garden">Operation Market Garden</a> in which he jumped as a parachute infantryman.<br><h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Summary_2">Summary</span></h2>
Photograph taken by Richard Chambers, March 2006, of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parachutist_Badge_(United_States)" class="extiw" title="en:Parachutist Badge (United States)">jump wings</a> of Private William (Bill) Wheeler who served in 2nd Battalion, 506th PIR of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/101st_Airborne_Division" class="extiw" title="en:101st Airborne Division">101st Airborne Division</a> during <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II" class="extiw" title="en:World War II">World War II</a>.  Mr. Wheeler made two combat jumps as indicated by the two bronze stars on his wings, one for D-Day of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy_landings" class="extiw" title="en:Normandy landings">Battle of Normandy</a> in which he jumped as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/pathfinders_(military)" class="extiw" title="en:pathfinders (military)">pathfinder</a> and one for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Market_Garden" class="extiw" title="en:Operation Market Garden">Operation Market Garden</a> in which he jumped as a parachute infantryman.
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