Rank/Rate	Seaman, Second Class
Service Number	637 33 37
Birth Date	December 20, 1922
From	Ashburn, Georgia
Decorations
Submarine	USS Dorado (SS-248)
Loss Date	October 12, 1943
Location	In Western Atlantic, possibly near Cuba
Circumstances	Sunk, possibly by U.S. aircraft
Remarks	Wilburn was born in Turner County, Georgia.

Photo and information courtesy of Annette S. Wilson, niece.  Additional information courtesy of Paul W. Wittmer.
 

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