Wheeler Bryson Lipes, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Recipient of the Purple Heart medal
Date of Birth: 12-Jul-1920
Place of Birth: New Castle, Virginia, United States
Date of Death: 17-Apr-2005
Profession: military officer
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Cancer 
About Wheeler Bryson Lipes
- In September 1942, Pharmacist's Mate Wheeler Lipes performed an emergency appendectomy aboard a United States Navy submarine.
- Although he did not have proper medical equipment or formal surgical training, the operation was a success.
- After the war, Petty Officer Lipes remained in the Navy and later received a Medical Service Corps commission in 1951.
- He retired as a lieutenant commander.
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