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Personal info

Full name
BURKLAND, Joseph Reynold
Date of birth
10 August 1910
Age
34
Place of birth
Riverside, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Danville, Montour County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33615708
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
328th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
18 February 1945
Place of death
Near Saarlautern, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 12 52

Immediate family

Members
Charles R. Burkland (father)
Annie (Cook) Burkland (mother)
Nora M. Burkland (sister)
Walter G. Burkland (brother)
Harry M. Burkland (brother)
John E. Burkland (brother)
Ruth G. Burkland (sister)
Albert E. Burkland (brother)
Robert L. Burkland (brother)
Mary L. Burkland (sister)
Donald Burkland (brother)
Beatrice E. Burkland (sister)
Roland C. Burkland (brother)
Henrietta A. (Waite) Burkland (wife)
Joan A. Burkland (daughter)

More information

Pfc Joseph R. Burkland was employed at the Bethelem Steel before he enlisted in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on 6 July 1944. He was sent overseas in December 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Robbins Jr Family Tree, www.findagrave.com - MAJ Jimmy Cotton, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy