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Personal info

Full name
PARKS, Burrel Theodore
Date of birth
17 April 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Franklin, Morgan County, Illinois
Hometown
West Frankfort, Franklin County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36732938
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
16th Infantry Regiment,
1st Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
5 December 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Roetgen, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 4 18

Immediate family

Members
Loren I. Parks (father)
Lula G. (Bolen) Parks (mother)
Byford L. Parks (brother)
Lola F. Parks (sister)
Burford L. Parks (brother)
Delbert L. Parks (brother)
Wanda L. Parks (sister)

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet