Rank/Rate	Seaman, First Class
Service Number	552 75 59
Birth Date	April 26, 1923
From	Charleroi, Pennsylvania
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Grampus (SS-207)
Loss Date	March 5, 1943
Location	In or near Blackett Strait
Circumstances	Lost at sea, cause unknown
Remarks	Wilbur was born in Denbo, Pennsylvania.

Photo courtesy of Charles Diaz, nephew, via Mary Ann Richardson.  Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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