serviceyears branch death_date death_place birth_place allegiance unit awards placeofburial_label placeofburial birth_date rank article_title name
1905 -- 1937 united states navy 20 january 1957 bethesda , maryland charleston , south carolina united states vermont bb-37 vestal ar-4 bb-20 quail am-15 altair ad-11 concord cl-10 oklahoma medal of honor place of burial arlington national cemetery 26 september 1881 lieutenant george huber wheeler
 george huber wheeler
george huber wheeler

george huber wheeler -lrb- september 26 , 1881 -- january 20 , 1957 -rrb- was a united states navy sailor and a recipient of the united states military 's highest decoration , the medal of honor .
he was awarded the medal for his fire-fighting efforts during a blaze in coquimbo , chile .
wheeler went on to have a 32-year navy career , being temporarily promoted to lieutenant during world war i and achieving the permanent rank of chief warrant officer before his retirement .
