World War II Honoree

Henry Robert Hilbert

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Underwood, Indiana

Honored By

U.S. Submarine Veterans, Inc.

SIGNALMAN FIRST CLASS PETTY OFFICER KILLED WITH ALL HANDS ONBOARD USS PICKEREL (SS-177). DECORATIONS: PURPLE HEART. POST WAR RECORDS INDICATE AN ATTACK ON A SUBMARINE OFF SHIRAMUKA LIGHTHOUSE, NORTHERN HONSHU ON APRIL 3, 1943 THAT WAS MOST LIKELY USS PICKEREL (SS-177). NAVAL AIRCRAFT BOMBED A SUBMERSIBLE, THEN DIRECTED MINELAYER SHIRAGAMI AND AUXILIARY SUBMARINE CHASER BUNZAN MARU TO THE SPOT WHERE THEY DROPPED TWENTY-SIX DEPTH CHARGES. A LARGE QUANTITY OF OIL FLOATED TO THE SURFACE.