Rank/Rate	Fireman, Third Class
Service Number	622 54 67
Birth Date	February 9, 1924
From	Port Huron, Michigan
Decorations	Purple Heart
Submarine	USS Growler (SS-215)
Loss Date	February 7, 1943
Location	Between Truk and Rabaul
Circumstances	Killed during engagement with Japanese gunboat
Remarks	Wilbert was born in Fremont, Michigan.

Photo courtesy of Peggy Burns. Information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.

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