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Personal info

Full name
BURRIS, Frank Edgar
Date of birth
9 June 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Renick, West Virginia
Hometown
Pocahontas Conuty, West Virginia

Military service

Service number
35762135
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
26th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 April 1945
Place of death
In the vicinity of Siegen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 21 29

Immediate family

Members
Henry Burris (father)
Mable A. (Harman) Burris (mother)

More information

Pfc Frank E. Burris enlisted in Clarksburg, West Virginia on 11 October 1943. He worked on a farm before he enlisted.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, www.archives.gov, www.history.army.mil/html/bookshelves/resmat/ww2list.html, www.ibiblio.org/hyperwar

Photo source: Des Philippet, www.findagrave.com, Connie (Hickson) Smith (niece)