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First Name: Dennis

Last Name: Wilkerson

Birthplace: IN, US

Gender: Male

Branch: Navy (present)

Rating: Pharmacist's Mate Petty Officer 1st Class

Home of Record: IN
Middle Name: Clark



Date of Birth: 1917

Date of Death: 19 March 1945

Rank or Rate: Petty Officer First Class

Years Served: ?-1945
Dennis Clark Wilkerson

   
Engagements:
•  World War II (1941 - 1945)

Biography:

Dennis Clark Wilkerson
Petty Officer Second Class, United States Navy

United States Navy petty officer second class who was a crew member of USS Franklin (CV-13) when it was attacked by Japanese bombers. One bomb struck the ship, creating a massive fire that killed 724 of the ship's crew, including Wilkerson. His body was never recovered.



Honoree ID: 104465   Created by: MHOH

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