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Personal info

Full name
BURKE, Michael J
Date of birth
1925
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Massachusetts
Hometown
Newport County, Rhode Island

Military service

Service number
31289710
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
28th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
26 February 1945
Place of death
unknown

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
C 11 62

Immediate family

Members
John Burke (father)
Ada Burke (mother)
Louise (Silverstri) Burke (wife)

More information

Pfc Michael Burke attended the Nathanial Greene Junoir High School in Providence, Rhode Island. He was employed as a driver by the Tobak's Beverage Company.

He enlisted in Providence, Rhode Island on 4 February 1943. He trained at Camp Houston Texas and was sent overseas in November 1943. Initially he was part of a cavalry reconnaissance unit but, arriving in Europe, he spent several months in hospital and, upon returning to duty was transferred to the infantry.

He volunteered for the service, having previously been unsuccessful in joining the Navy.

Pfc Burke had a son who was only 16 months old.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record,
www.ancestry.com, Facebook Page They Speak: Voices of Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery

Photo source: Des Philippet, www.findagrave.com, Facebook Page They Speak: Voices of Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery