Wilbur Leroy Kellogg knew much heartache in his short life.

He was born Dec. 17, 1918 at Branson, Colorado, to Walter Leroy Kellogg,  and Dora Ann Davis Kellogg, a homemaker.

His mother died in 1926 and Wilbur and three siblings went to live with their maternal grandparents, James and Mary Davis, at Florence, Colorado. The grandfather died in 1932. Wilbur ended his schooling there in 1935.

He moved to Gunnison, where he worked for a year as a ranch hand, before he enlisted in the Navy on April 3, 1940.

Mr. Kellogg was a fireman first class on the U.S.S. Arizona when he was killed in the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Dec. 7, 1941.

At least one other brother, Truman, also served in World War II. He graduated from Florence High School in 1941 and served in the Navy.

Sources: Navy enlistment records and muster rolls; Census; grave markers at Union Highland Cemetery in Florence, Colorado.; Defense Department. This profile was researched and written on behalf of the U.S.S. Arizona Mall Memorial at the University of Arizona.