Parents

Mary Annette Van Sant Wheeler (1927-2020) and Thomas Ellis Wheeler (1926-2014)

  • Mary and Tom

    Mary and Tom both grew up in Augusta, Georgia in the 1930s and 1940s. They married in 1950. This section contains posts about their childhoods and wedding.

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  • Tom in WWII

    Tom volunteered for the Navy in 1943 at the age of 17, after he graduated from Boys Catholic High School in Augusta, Georgia. He served on the submarine USS Chub (SS-329) in the Pacific War in WWII.

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