McGilton, Howard Eugene
Navy Reserves Torpedoman’s mate 3rd class

Howard Eugene McGilton, age 19, from Adair County Kirksville, Missouri .

Parents: Myrtle McGilton Potter

Service era: World War II

Date of death: Monday, October 11, 1943
Death details: Killed aboard the USS Wahoo when it was sunk by Japanese ships and aircraft in La Perouse Starit.

Source: National Archives, oneternalpatrol.com, Kirksville Graphic (1944)