Vashon James Wheeler

Vashon James Wheeler
Nickname(s)	"OlePopp"
Born	(1898-09-16)16 September 1898 Ludlow, Shropshire, England
Died	23 March 1944(1944-03-23) (aged 45) Near Bad Schwalbach, Germany
Buried	British Military Cemetery, Durnbach, Bavaria
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army Royal Air Force
Years of service	1916–1920 1939–1944
Rank	Wing Commander
Commands	No. 207 Squadron RAF RAF Honiley No. 157 Squadron RAF RAF West Malling No. 219 Squadron RAF
Battles/wars	First World War Russian Civil War Allied intervention in the Russian Civil War North Russia intervention Second World War European air campaign  †
Awards	Military Cross & Bar Distinguished Flying Cross & Bar Order of Saint Stanislaus (Russia)
Spouse(s)	Josephine Hermione Wheeler
Relations	Admiral Sir James Vashon (great-grandfather)

Wing Commander Vashon James "PK" Wheeler, MC & Bar, DFC & Bar (16 September 1898 – 23 March 1944) was a British Army and Royal Air Force officer who served as an infantry officer in both the First World War and the North Russia intervention, and then as a fighter and bomber pilot in the Second World War.