Hewitt T. Wheless
Actor
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...
Place of Birth: Menard County, Texas, USA
Date of Birth: Oct 31, 1913
Date of Death: Sep 7, 1986
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