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SEELY, Burton Wilson - Date of
birth
29 July 1919 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Predicktown, Salem County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Oaklyn, Camden County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-695977 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
349th Bombardment Squadron,
100th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 May 1944 - Place of
death
Amt Berkenthin, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 17 | 21 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Walter E. Seely (father)
Ruth M. (Wilson) Seely (mother)
Everard M. Seely (brother)
Richard Seely (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-102528 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Times A Wastin
Destination: Berlin, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the city
MACR: 5169
More information
2nd Lt Burton W. Seely attended Collingswood High School and college. He was an actor before he enlisted in Trenton, New Jersey on 29 July 1941.The airplane was attacked by enemy fighters and blew up.
Five crew members were taken prisoner, five were killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.100thbg.com, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com - MACR, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Michel Beckers, www.ancestry.com - Collingswood High School Yearbook 1945