World War II Honoree
Killed In Action
Wilbur Francis Newton
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Mound City, Missouri
Honored By
Pearl Thomas
He was killed on December 7, 1941 on the USS Oklahoma by Japanese aircraft. In 2015 his remains were exhumed and identified by DNA and dental records. He will be reinterred on May 28, 2022 at New Hope Cemetery in Mound City, Missouri.