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Personal info

Full name
BURK, Forrest Gale
Date of birth
27 September 1923
Age
20
Place of birth
Hillsdale, Garfield County, Oklahoma
Hometown
Garfield County, Oklahoma

Military service

Service number
18194673
Rank
Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
26 September 1944
Place of death
The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
A 4 28

Immediate family

Members
Urcille B. Burk (father)
Neva L. Burk (mother)
Hazel M. Burk (sister)
Billy G. Burk (brother)

More information

Sgt Forrest G. Burk graduated from Enid High School in 1941.

The picture was taken in high school in 1941.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.ww2-airborne.us, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Enid High School 1941