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Personal info

Full name
BURGESS, Joseph Exum
Date of birth
22 October 1914
Age
30
Place of birth
Conway, Northampton County, North Carolina
Hometown
Winton, Hertford County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
34113834
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
7 January 1945
Place of death
Near Wiltz, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 1 78

Immediate family

Members
Thomas Burgess (father)
Mary E. (Brittle) Burgess (mother)
Colin B. Burgess (brother)
Libby L. Burgess (sister)
Martha E. Burgess (sister)
Jeanette O. Burgess (sister)
Betty A. Burgess (sister)

More information

Pfc Joseph E. Burgess attended high school for four years and worked on the family farm before he enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 5 June 1941.

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 / Riggs Family Tree, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com - MAJ Jimmy Cotton
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery