U.S. Army · United States 
Wilbert Grubb
1940
Wilbert H. Grubb served the U.S. Army.
How He Died
Manner
Homicide
Cause
Gunshot wound
Mechanism
Firearm
What Happened
Patrolman Grubb was shot and killed while investigating an attempted rape. When he arrived at the residence he was shot in the head by a shotgun blast fired through a window. The suspect shot him a second time as he lay on the ground. The suspect, driving a stolen car, was captured by a state trooper later in the day. He was convicted of first-degree murder and hanged on June 28, 1940. Patrolman Grubb, a WWI Army veteran, had served with the agency for two years and six months.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and child.
Service Record
U.S. Army
Also Served
Buckhannon Police Department
Patrolman
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