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Personal info

Full name
BURMAN, Alf L
Date of birth
28 September 1921
Age
23
Place of birth
Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota
Hometown
Mandan, Morton County, North Dakota

Military service

Service number
37284572
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Metz, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 21 26

Immediate family

Members
Carl A. Burman (father)
Mannie (Carison) Burman (mother)
Elaine Burman (sister)
Delbert Burman (brother)
Phyliss Burman (sister)
Alger Burman (brother)
Ether Burman (brother)
Margret Burman (sister)

More information

Pfc Alf L. Burman was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery Limey, France.

His brother Alger died of wounds on 26 October 1944 in the southern Leyte Valley during the recapture of the Philippines.
He is buried in the Manila American Cemetery.

Source of information: Leo Minne, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / U.S, WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.findagrave.com, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Marshall and Mary McIntyre, www.newspapers.com - Morning Pioneer - 8 December 1944