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Rufus Wheeler 1913 - 1983

Rufus Wheeler of Compton, Los Angeles County, CA was born on December 7, 1913, and died at age 69 years old on July 19, 1983. Rufus Wheeler was buried at Riverside National Cemetery Section 3 Site 279 22495 Van Buren Boulevard, in Riverside.
Rufus Wheeler
Compton, Los Angeles County, CA 90222
December 7, 1913
July 19, 1983
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  • 12/7
    1913

    Birthday

    December 7, 1913
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  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Army Rank attained: PVT Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 07/19
    1983

    Death

    July 19, 1983
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    Riverside National Cemetery Section 3 Site 279 22495 Van Buren Boulevard, in Riverside, Ca 92518
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In 1913, in the year that Rufus Wheeler was born, Woodrow Wilson became the 28th President of the United States in March. Previously the Governor of New Jersey and President of Princeton University, he was the first Southerner to serve as President since Zachary Taylor, over 60 years previous. A Democrat, he led the U.S. during World War I and championed the League of Nations.
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In 1927, Rufus was only 14 years old when aviator and media darling Charles Lindbergh, age 25, made the first successful solo TransAtlantic flight. "Lucky Lindy" took off from Long Island in New York and flew to Paris, covering  3,600 statute miles and flying for 33 1⁄2-hours. His plane "The Spirit of St. Louis" was a fabric-covered, single-seat, single-engine "Ryan NYP" high-wing monoplane designed by both Lindbergh and the manufacturer's chief engineer.
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