Vashon James Wheeler
Vashon James Wheeler | |
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| Nickname(s) | "OlePopp" |
| Born | 16 September 1898 Ludlow, Shropshire, England |
| Died | 23 March 1944 (aged 45) Near Bad Schwalbach, Germany |
| Buried | British Military Cemetery, Durnbach, Bavaria |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Branch | British Army Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1916–1920 1939–1944 |
| Rank | Wing Commander |
| Commands | No. 207 Squadron RAF RAF Honiley No. 157 Squadron RAF RAF West Malling No. 219 Squadron RAF |
| Battles / wars | First World War Russian Civil War |
| Awards | Military Cross & Bar Distinguished Flying Cross & Bar Order of Saint Stanislaus (Russia) |
| Spouse(s) | Josephine Hermione Wheeler |
| Relations | Admiral Sir James Vashon (great-grandfather) |
Wing Commander Vashon James "PK" Wheeler, MC & Bar, DFC & Bar (16 September 1898 – 23 March 1944) was a British Army and Royal Air Force officer who served as an infantry officer in both the First World War and the North Russia intervention, and then as a fighter and bomber pilot in the Second World War.