WW2 Fallen - Cordell Wheeler, 7th Armored Division

Sgt. Cordell Wheeler served with the 7th Armored Division in France.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/80322024/cordell-wheeler
http://www.usmilitariaforum.com/forums/index.php?/topic/62425-87th-cavalry-mechanized-recon-7th-armored-division/ 

Cordell Wheeler never had a chance to reach 100 years old today. Instead, he sacrificed his life for our freedom.

If you have enjoyed reading the stories of the WW2 fallen, Can you help write some stories? It's a big project. The more help, the better.  Announcing "The Stories Behind the Stars", see https://www.storiesbehindthestars.org. This crowd-sourced national project has the goal of compiling stories of all 400,000+ of the US World War 2 fallen in one free-to-access central database.  Anyone visiting a war memorial or gravesite will be able to scan the name of the fallen with a smartphone and his story will appear on the phone.

He was born on April 15, 1920 in Tennessee. His parents William and Maggie were also both born in Tennessee. His father worked as a farmer. Cordell had an older sister, older brother, four younger sisters, and three younger brothers. By 1940 Cordell had completed eight years of schooling. He was still living at home and was a WPA worker.

He volunteered for the army in July 1940. He became a sergeant and squad leader in Company B, 87th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron, 7th Armored Division. The 7th AD arrived in Normandy in mid-August 1944 and was assigned to Patton's 3rd Army. It was first tasked with taking Chartres. It was across the Seine River by August 24.

Attempts to cross the Moselle in early September were originally not successful and Sgt. Wheeler was one of the Lucky Seventh's GIs killed on September 12, 1944.

His grave is at Hillcrest Municipal Cemetery in White House, Tennessee.

Thank you Sgt. Wheeler for your sacrifice. Let's Earn It for Cordell.

Last year on this date I profiled Saipan fallen John Creel, 2nd Marine Division. You can read about John here.

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