Sunday, July 24, 2011

A Timeline for Reuel Joseph Wheeler

It's been a while.

I've finally gotten some military records for Reuel Joseph Wheeler. Not the full-meal deal - those full military folders for Grandpa Wheeler were burned in the 1973 fire in St. Louis or have been lost. What I got were the final pay vouchers as he was discharged from his enlistments. They usually show name, rank, serial number, date of enlistment (but not unit) and date of discharge and unit. (In one case the discharge unit is not shown.)

So here is the 5 cent version, combining the guardianship papers, the Oregon National Guard Enlistment papers, the final pay vouchers, a couple of census records, the Civilian Conservation Corps discharge papers, Grandma and Grandpa Wheeler's marriage license and certificate, Colleen's birth certificate and Grandpa Wheeler's death certificate and funeral card into one time line:

Timeline for Reuel Joseph Wheeler



Date Locality County State Notes



1914-09-30
Lane Oregon Guardian appointed



1916-06-19 Salem Marion Oregon Enlisted in Co 'M', 3rd Oregon Infantry



1916-10-07 Salem Marion Oregon Enlisted in US Regular Army (unit unknown)



1920-01-08 Camp Kearney
California Discharged from Co 'H' 32nd Infantry



1920-01-09 Camp Kearney
California Enlisted in US Regular Army (unit unknown)



1920-01-15 Camp Kearney
California 1920 Us Federal Census (Co 'H' 3rd Infantry US Army)



1923-01-08 Vancouver Barracks
Washington Discharged from Co 'C' 7th Infantry



1923-01-09 Vancouver Barracks
Washington Enlisted in US Regular Army (unit unknown)



1923-06-16 Vancouver Barracks
Washington Discharged from Co 'C' 7th Infantry (Dependency AR 615-360)



1923-12-14 Los Angeles
California Enlisted in US Regular Army (unit unknown)



1926-12-13 Ft McDowell
California Discharged (unit unknown)



1926-12-15 San Diego
California Enlisted in US Regular Army (unit unknown)



1929-02-09


AWOL (2 days)



1929-11-05 Salt Lake City Salt Lake Utah Marriage to Elva Ruby Brady



1929-11-07


AWOL (4 days)



1929-12-20 Ft Douglas Salt Lake Utah Discharged from Co 'L' 38th Infantry



1929-12-23 Ft Douglas Salt Lake Utah Enlisted in US Regular Army (unit unknown)



1930-03-27


AWOL (14 days)



1930-04-10


Confined (46 days)



1930-04-16 Ft. Douglas Salt Lake Utah 1930 US Federal Census



1931-01-05 Salt Lake City Salt Lake Utah Birth of daughter Colleen Elva Wheeler



1931-04-17 Ft Douglas Salt Lake Utah Discharged from Co 'L' 38th Infantry (Section VIII AR 615-360 Lack of adaptability for the military)



1933-07-15 Cedar City
Utah Enrolled in Civilian Conservation Corps



1935-09-06 Bryce Canyon
Utah Discharged from Civilian Conservation Corps



1975-07-13 Salt Lake City Salt Lake Utah Died



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