[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 58 (Thursday, March 30, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H1680]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            LIEUTENANT COLONEL BILL WHEELER'S 105TH BIRTHDAY

  (Mr. CARTER of Georgia asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARTER of Georgia. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the 
105th birthday of Lieutenant Colonel Bill Wheeler, which was on March 
24.
  Mr. Wheeler joined the U.S. Army in April 1941, during the buildup to 
U.S. involvement in World War II. He was eventually selected to be a 
member of the Army Air Corps, where he was commissioned as a second 
lieutenant.
  Mr. Wheeler then went on to earn his pilot's wings in 1942, 1 year 
after the attacks on Pearl Harbor.
  After serving in World War II, Lieutenant Colonel Wheeler left Active 
Duty to serve with a Reserve unit at Scott Field, Illinois, but his 
stay was short-lived as he commissioned back into the U.S. Army Air 
Forces a year later.
  Mr. Wheeler continued to serve in the Air Force up until his 
retirement in 1970. Throughout his career, he flew multiple planes, 
such as the B-47, PT-19, and AT-6.
  Mr. Wheeler's commitment to his country and his community serves as a 
testament to his character and the type of American we should all 
strive to be.
  Again, I congratulate Lieutenant Colonel Bill Wheeler on his 105th 
birthday, and I wish him many, many more.

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