Richard "Dick" Wheeler

He and his sister, Marjery, subsequently spent their formative years in Laureldale, Pennsylvania after relocating there with their parents in 1926.

Seriously wounded during the Battle of Iwo Jima in 1945 while serving with Easy Company as a private first class,[7] he spent a significant period of time recuperating from his injuries before heading home after being honorably discharged.

Over time, he also began to secure work as a freelance writer of poetry and prose for various national publications, including the Saturday Evening Post.

[11] In 2006, he joined several survivors from his Iwo Jima platoon in attending a Veterans Day breakfast at the White House with President George W.

[5] Still residing with his sister at Nutting Hall in 2008, he died there at the age of 86 on October 21, 2008, and was interred at Saint Peter's Cemetery in Pine Grove.