George Huber Wheeler
Born: September 26, 1881 at Charleston, South Carolina
Home Town: Washington, D. C.
Medal of Honor
Peacetime Awards
U.S. Navy
War Department, General Orders No. 18 (March 19, 1909)
The President of the United States of America, in the name of Congress, takes pleasure in presenting the Medal of Honor to Shipfitter First Class George Huber Wheeler, United States Navy, for bravery and extraordinary heroism displayed by him during a conflagration in Coquimbo, Chile, 20 January 1909.