Ralph R. Wheaton : vimarsana.com

Ralph Rogers Wheaton, 102, of Duluth died Saturday, August 6, 2022, at St. Luke’s Hospital of natural causes. He was born to Ralph Roe Wheaton and Edna Marie McLaughlin on March 2, 1920, in Caledonia, Minnesota and grew up in Minnesota. He was a 1937 graduate of Mechanic Arts High School in St. Paul, received a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology from the University of Minnesota-Minneapolis in 1942, and a Master’s Degree from Temple University in Philadelphia in 1963. After college graduation, Ralph joined the U.S. Navy, graduated from Midshipman School in 1943, and was promoted to full Lieutenant in 1945. He served on active duty during WWII from 1943-1946, participating in the battles of Guadalcanal and Okinawa, and the occupation of Japan. He served in the U.S. Navy Reserve (USNR) for many years, returning to active duty from 1951-1953 for the Korean War. In 1973, Ralph joined the Minnesota Air National Guard (ANG) in Duluth, retiring in 1980.

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