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Personal info

Full name
BURD, William George
Date of birth
3 October 1910
Age
33
Place of birth
Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Williamsport, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
O-453404
Rank
Captain
Function
unknown
Unit
HQ & HQ Company,
1st Battalion,
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
17 September 1944
Place of death
Veghel, The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
G 3 11

Immediate family

Members
John W. Burd (father)
Lillian M. (Good) Burd (mother)
John F. Burd (brother)
Janet (Thrush) Burd (wife)
William G. Burd Jr. (son)

More information

Capt William G. Burd entered West Point Military Academy on 21 October 1937.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File / Family Tree, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.newspapers.com - Williamsport Sun-Gazette
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Fred, Joel Gilfert