Name:
Wilbur O'neal Elrod
Rank:
Seaman 1st Class
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Unit:
United States Naval Reserve
Date of Death:
1944-08-02
State:
Alabama
Cemetery:
Crestwood Memorial Cemetery, East Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, USA
Plot:
Section 4
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Grave:
Decoration:
Comments:
Wilbur O’Neal Elrod was born on March 4, 1925, in Summit, Blount, Alabama. He was the son of Samuel F. Elrod and Maude Odessa Elrod.
He served in the United States Naval Reserve as a Seaman First Class during World War II. He was Killed in Action on August 2, 1944, during the liberation of Dol-de-Bretagne. He was buried at Crestwood Memorial Cemetery,
East Gadsden, Etowah County, Alabama, USA.