Wilbur B. Buell, 242 Fifth St., died Tuesday, May 4, 1982, at St. Agnes Hospital at the age of 61. He was a machinist for Giddings & Lewis from 1950 until he retired last August.
   Mr. Buell was born in Fond du Lac on June 7, 1920, the son of Vernon and Ella Hackbarth Buell and was married to Margaret Goebel on June 22, 1950, at St. Mary's Church here.
    He served for 3 1/2 years with the armed forces in Europe in World War II, was a past president of the Fond du Lac Rifle and Pistol Club and was a former president of the Boys Baseball Association.
   Surviving are his widow; a son, John, city; three daughters, Mrs. Duane (Mary) Johnson of Janesville, Mrs. Ken (Ann) Sauerwein of Milwaukee and Kathryn of the city; and three brothers, Norman of Mount Calvary, Leonard, city, and Stanley of North Fond du Lac.
    He was preceded in death by a sister and his parents.
   The body will lie in state Thursday from 3 to 9 p.m. at the Twohig- Wimberger Funeral Home. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday at the funeral home and at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church. The Revs. Nicholas Goebel and Peter Carek will officiate with the Revs. Walter Morgan, John H. Goebel and Raymond Ziegler as concelebrants.
   Entombment will be at the Chapel of the Risen Christ mausoleum at Calvary.
   Memorials may be sent to Hospice Hope or to St. Mary's Springs High School.

[Fond Du Lac Commonwealth Reporter, Fond Du Lac, WI, 05 May 1982, Wed, Page 24]

Wilbur registered for the draft in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin on 1 July 1941 and was inducted into the Army  at Milwaukee, WI on 20 May 1942.

Pvt Buell was transferred from Field Force Replacement Depot 19 to Service Company, 508th PIR on 27 May 1944.

On 10 July 1944 he was sent on Detached Service to Hq 82nd Airborne Division.  Six days later, presumably having returned from the temporary assignment, he was transferred to Company I.

He was promoted to Pfc on 31 August 1944.

He was slightly wounded on 28 December 1944 but remained on duty.