Obituary Listing

Wilbur Clayton Barrett

Dec 7, 1941

Wilbur Clayton Barrett was born in El Dorado, April 9, 1915, to parents Maynard Rease Barrett and Nora Ellen (Parker) Barrett.  At age 25, in May 1940, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, citing his reason for enlisting as "to learn a trade."  He served in the Pacific on the USS Oklahoma as Seaman, 2nd class, until that ship...