Earle Wheeler

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Earle G. Wheeler
January 13, 1908 – December 18, 1975 (aged 67)
General Earle G. Wheeler US Army
Nickname	Bus
Place of birth	Washington D.C.
Place of death	Frederick, Maryland
Place of burial	Arlington National Cemetery
Allegiance	United States of America
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1932-1970
Rank	General
Commands held	Chairman, Joint Chiefs Chief of Staff, U.S. Army
Battles/wars	World War II
Awards	Army Distinguished Service Medal Legion of Merit Bronze Star

Earle Gilmore "Bus" Wheeler, (January 13, 1908 - December 18, 1975) was a United States Army 4-star General who served as Chief of Staff of the United States Army and then as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Biography

Earle Gilmore Wheeler was born on January 13, 1909 in Washington D.C.. He graduated from United States Military Academy in 1932 and was commissioned into the infantry, serving in the 29th Infantry from 1932 to 1936. After Infantry School in 1937, he served with the 15th Infantry Regiment in China from 1937 to 1940.

From 1940 to 1941, Wheeler was an mathematics instructor at West Point. He served in a variety of training assignments from 1941-1944, then went to Europe in November 1944 with the 63rd Infantry Division. In late 1945, he returned to the U.S. as an instructor at Fort Sill, then returned to Germany from 1947-1949 as a member of the United States Constabulary.

He attended and graduated from the National War College in 1950, then returned to Europe in various NATO staff positions until 1955, when he transferred to the General Staff at the Pentagon. He took command of the 2nd Armored Division in 1958 and III Corps in 1959, then became Director of the Joint Staff in 1960. In 1962 he was briefly Deputy Commander of U.S. Forces in Europe before being named Chief of Staff of the United States Army later that year.

In 1964, he succeeded Maxwell D. Taylor as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and held that post until 1970. Wheeler died in Frederick, Maryland after a heart attack, while being transported by ambulance from his West Virginia home to Washington, D.C. [1]

Considering the large number of general officers available in 1964 with distinguished combat records in World War II and Korea, the staff officer Wheeler was a surprising choice for the top Pentagon post. His relative lack of combat experience, however, might actually have been seen as a plus in the eyes of the new president, Lyndon B. Johnson, who was famously intolerant for independent strategists. General Wheeler and other Chiefs were often subjected to LBJ's tirades.

References

• "Earle Gilmore Wheeler, General, United States Army".

• "Vita: General Earle Gilmore Wheeler (1908–1975) — Chief of Staff, U.S. Army — Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff" (PDF). Joint Force Quarterly (Autumn/Winter 1998). Retrieved on 2008-10-21.

Military offices
Preceded by George H. Decker	Chief of Staff of the United States Army 1962–1964	Succeeded by Harold K. Johnson
Preceded by Maxwell Taylor	Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 1964–1970	Succeeded by Thomas Moorer

v • d • e Chiefs of Staff of the United States Army Young · Chaffee · Bates · Bell · Wood · Wotherspoon · Scott · Bliss · March · Pershing · Hines · Summerall · MacArthur · Craig · Marshall · Eisenhower · Bradley · Collins · Ridgway · Taylor · Lemnitzer · Decker · Wheeler · Johnson · Westmoreland · Palmer · Abrams · Weyand · Rogers · Meyer · Wickham · Vuono · Sullivan · Reimer · Shinseki · Schoomaker · Casey

v • d • e Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Bradley • Radford • Twining • Lemnitzer • Taylor • Wheeler • Moorer • Brown • Jones • Vessey • Crowe • Powell • Jeremiah (acting) • Shalikashvili • Shelton • Myers • Pace • Mullen

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