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BURKE, Daniel C - Date of
birth
11 July 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana -
Hometown
Terre Haute, Vigo County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35253003 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
A Company,
1st Battalion,
335th Infantry Regiment,
84th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 February 1945 - Place of
death
Düren, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| F | 5 | 20 |
Immediate family
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Members
Daniel C. Burke (father)
Mary L. (Murphey) Burke (mother)
Mary M. Burke (sister)
John P. Burke (brother)
Catherine R. Burke (sister)
Elizabeth F. Burke (sister)
Frances C. (Rowe) Burke (wife)
Daniel Burke (son)
More information
Pvt Daniel C. Burke graduated from Campion Academy, Wisconsin in 1938.He enlisted at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 14 January 1942 and was sent overseas in September 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Daniel Burke Denning (son), Mary Effner, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Sandy Zutes, Vigo County Public Library (scrapbook)