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Personal info

Full name
BURKE, James M
Date of birth
1924
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Kansas
Hometown
Wyandotte County, Kansas

Military service

Service number
37523000
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
747th Tank Battalion
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
16 September 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Vielsalm, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
H 13 19

Immediate family

Members
James A. Burke (father)
Lilian M. Burke (mother)
Frances A. Burke (sister)

More information

Sgt James M. Burke was a driver before he enlisted at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, on 19 April 1942.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com, http://cgsc.contentdm.oclc.org, www.fold3.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet