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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Wilbur Earl Ballard

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Washburn, Maine

Honored By

Larry Wilcox

Activity During WWII

WAS ONE OF THE FIRST PRISONERS OF WAR IN WWII. THE SHIP USS WAKE WAS CAPTURED BY THE JAPANESE AT SHANGHAI ON DECEMBER 8, 1941 AND WAS THEN A PRISONER OF WAR FOR THE DURATION OF THE WAR.