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Personal info

Full name
BURBACK, David
Date of birth
1919
Age
unknown
Place of birth
Nebraska
Hometown
James, Saginaw County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36163865
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
179th Infantry Regiment,
45th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 January 1945
Place of death
Near Philippsbourg, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
F 9 14

Immediate family

Members
Conrad Burback (father)
Katie Burback (mother)
Fred Burback (brother)
Anne Burback (sister)
Katie Burback (sister)
Paul Burback (brother)

More information

S/Sgt David Burback enlisted in Fort Custer, Michigan on 10 December 1941.

He attended high school for 2 years before he enlisted.

He was first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Hochfelden, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930/1940 Census, http://www.45thdivision.org
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Randy