Hewitt T. Wheless, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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United States Air Force general
Date of Birth: 13-Oct-1913
Place of Birth: Menard County, Texas, United States
Date of Death: 07-Sep-1986
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Libra 
About Hewitt T. Wheless
- Hewitt Terrell Wheless (October 13, 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 of staff in 1962.
- He was assigned to Headquarters U.S.
- Air Force in 1963 and retired in June 1968 as Assistant Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force.
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