Awards and Decorations
Wheat was buried at Eastabuchie Cemetery in Eastabuchie, Mississippi. His name can be found on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial on Panel 24E, Row 101.
In 2003, the U.S. Navy named its newest prepositioning ship the USNS LCPL Roy M. Wheat (T-AK 3016). The enlisted dining facility at Naval Air Station Meridian in Mississippi was named after him in 1985, and Interstate 59 in Mississippi was named the "Roy Wheat Memorial Highway".
Wheat's military decorations include the Medal of Honor, the Navy Commendation Medal, the Purple Heart with one gold award star, the National Defense Service Medal, the Vietnam Service Medal with two bronze service stars, the Vietnamese Military Merit Medal, the Vietnamese Gallantry Cross with palm, and the Vietnam Campaign Medal.
| Medal of Honor | Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal | Purple Heart with gold star | National Defense Service Medal |
| Vietnam Service Medal with two bronze star | Vietnam Military Merit Medal | Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm | Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal |
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