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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Wilburn Herbert Potter

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Boulder, Colorado

Honored By

Janie Potter

Relationship

Wife

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

THE USS ABNER READ DD-526 ON AUGUST 18, 1943, HIT A FLOATING MINE AT KISKA AND LOST 72 CREW. THE SHIP WAS TAKEN TO BREMERTON, WASHINGTON. ON NOVEMBER 1, 1944 WE WERE SUNK BY A KAMIKAZE ATTACK IN LEYTE GULF WE LOST 22 CREW.