Son of Mr. Francis Goyer Hulburt of Conrad, Montana
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USN
Service No: 3687319
Award: Purple Heart
Entered the service from Montana
The MS Wichita was an American merchant ship built in 1921 for the US Shipping Board. Originally steam powered (SS), it was converted in 1929 to diesel propulsion (MV). After entering WWII, the ship was equipped with four .50cal guns and one 4inch gun mounted to the stern, and a US Navy Armed Guard crew was routinely assigned to the ship.
On Sept 1, 1942, Seaman Second Class ROBERT LEE HULBURT was a member of the current 10-man Armed Guard crew and he was on board as the Wichita left Takoradi (now part of Ghana) with a load of general cargo. After four months and several ports, they were finally heading west, bound for St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands and then New York.
On the morning of Sept. 19th, the unescorted ship was spotted about 300 miles east of Barbados by German submarine U-516. The freighter was sailing a zigzag course at a speed of about 11 knots when U-156 attacked, firing two torpedoes. Neither hit. The submarine repositioned itself and fired another torpedo, this one hitting between the foremast and the bridge causing the MS Wichita to sink in less than a minute. According to U-516's logbook, the sub surfaced and searched the area but found no survivors or lifeboats.
There were 40 Merchant Mariners and 10 US Navy Armed Guards on board, none survived.
Robert L. Hulburt's name can be found on the Tablets of the Missing, East Coast (WWII) Memorial, Battery Park, New York, NY
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About the US NAVY ARMED GUARD
"The U.S. Navy Armed Guard was a service branch of the United States Navy that was responsible for defending U.S. and Allied merchant ships from attack by enemy aircraft, submarines and surface ships during World War II.
The men of the Armed Guard served as gunners, signal men and radio operators on cargo ships, tankers, troop ships and other merchant vessels..."
from:http://www.armed-guard.com/about-ag.html
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USN
Service No: 3687319
Award: Purple Heart
Entered the service from Montana
The MS Wichita was an American merchant ship built in 1921 for the US Shipping Board. Originally steam powered (SS), it was converted in 1929 to diesel propulsion (MV). After entering WWII, the ship was equipped with four .50cal guns and one 4inch gun mounted to the stern, and a US Navy Armed Guard crew was routinely assigned to the ship.
On Sept 1, 1942, Seaman Second Class ROBERT LEE HULBURT was a member of the current 10-man Armed Guard crew and he was on board as the Wichita left Takoradi (now part of Ghana) with a load of general cargo. After four months and several ports, they were finally heading west, bound for St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands and then New York.
On the morning of Sept. 19th, the unescorted ship was spotted about 300 miles east of Barbados by German submarine U-516. The freighter was sailing a zigzag course at a speed of about 11 knots when U-156 attacked, firing two torpedoes. Neither hit. The submarine repositioned itself and fired another torpedo, this one hitting between the foremast and the bridge causing the MS Wichita to sink in less than a minute. According to U-516's logbook, the sub surfaced and searched the area but found no survivors or lifeboats.
There were 40 Merchant Mariners and 10 US Navy Armed Guards on board, none survived.
Robert L. Hulburt's name can be found on the Tablets of the Missing, East Coast (WWII) Memorial, Battery Park, New York, NY
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About the US NAVY ARMED GUARD
"The U.S. Navy Armed Guard was a service branch of the United States Navy that was responsible for defending U.S. and Allied merchant ships from attack by enemy aircraft, submarines and surface ships during World War II.
The men of the Armed Guard served as gunners, signal men and radio operators on cargo ships, tankers, troop ships and other merchant vessels..."
from:http://www.armed-guard.com/about-ag.html
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Son of Mr. Francis Goyer Hulburt of Conrad, Montana
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USN
Service No: 3687319
Award: Purple Heart
Entered the service from Montana
The MS Wichita was an American merchant ship built in 1921 for the US Shipping Board. Originally steam powered (SS), it was converted in 1929 to diesel propulsion (MV). After entering WWII, the ship was equipped with four .50cal guns and one 4inch gun mounted to the stern, and a US Navy Armed Guard crew was routinely assigned to the ship.
On Sept 1, 1942, Seaman Second Class ROBERT LEE HULBURT was a member of the current 10-man Armed Guard crew and he was on board as the Wichita left Takoradi (now part of Ghana) with a load of general cargo. After four months and several ports, they were finally heading west, bound for St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands and then New York.
On the morning of Sept. 19th, the unescorted ship was spotted about 300 miles east of Barbados by German submarine U-516. The freighter was sailing a zigzag course at a speed of about 11 knots when U-156 attacked, firing two torpedoes. Neither hit. The submarine repositioned itself and fired another torpedo, this one hitting between the foremast and the bridge causing the MS Wichita to sink in less than a minute. According to U-516's logbook, the sub surfaced and searched the area but found no survivors or lifeboats.
There were 40 Merchant Mariners and 10 US Navy Armed Guards on board, none survived.
Robert L. Hulburt's name can be found on the Tablets of the Missing, East Coast (WWII) Memorial, Battery Park, New York, NY
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About the US NAVY ARMED GUARD
"The U.S. Navy Armed Guard was a service branch of the United States Navy that was responsible for defending U.S. and Allied merchant ships from attack by enemy aircraft, submarines and surface ships during World War II.
The men of the Armed Guard served as gunners, signal men and radio operators on cargo ships, tankers, troop ships and other merchant vessels..."
from:http://www.armed-guard.com/about-ag.html
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USN
Service No: 3687319
Award: Purple Heart
Entered the service from Montana
The MS Wichita was an American merchant ship built in 1921 for the US Shipping Board. Originally steam powered (SS), it was converted in 1929 to diesel propulsion (MV). After entering WWII, the ship was equipped with four .50cal guns and one 4inch gun mounted to the stern, and a US Navy Armed Guard crew was routinely assigned to the ship.
On Sept 1, 1942, Seaman Second Class ROBERT LEE HULBURT was a member of the current 10-man Armed Guard crew and he was on board as the Wichita left Takoradi (now part of Ghana) with a load of general cargo. After four months and several ports, they were finally heading west, bound for St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands and then New York.
On the morning of Sept. 19th, the unescorted ship was spotted about 300 miles east of Barbados by German submarine U-516. The freighter was sailing a zigzag course at a speed of about 11 knots when U-156 attacked, firing two torpedoes. Neither hit. The submarine repositioned itself and fired another torpedo, this one hitting between the foremast and the bridge causing the MS Wichita to sink in less than a minute. According to U-516's logbook, the sub surfaced and searched the area but found no survivors or lifeboats.
There were 40 Merchant Mariners and 10 US Navy Armed Guards on board, none survived.
Robert L. Hulburt's name can be found on the Tablets of the Missing, East Coast (WWII) Memorial, Battery Park, New York, NY
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About the US NAVY ARMED GUARD
"The U.S. Navy Armed Guard was a service branch of the United States Navy that was responsible for defending U.S. and Allied merchant ships from attack by enemy aircraft, submarines and surface ships during World War II.
The men of the Armed Guard served as gunners, signal men and radio operators on cargo ships, tankers, troop ships and other merchant vessels..."
from:http://www.armed-guard.com/about-ag.html
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Inscription
HULBURT ROBERT L. SEAMAN 2 C USN MONTANA
Gravesite Details
BODY LOST AT SEA. Seaman Hurlburt was on the MS Wichita when the ship was torpedoed and sunk during WWII.
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