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Personal info

Full name
BURKE, James T
Date of birth
27 November 1912
Age
32
Place of birth
New York City, New York
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York

Military service

Service number
32881164
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
22 December 1944
Place of death
Vaux-lez-Rosières, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
H 4 70

Immediate family

Members
John C. Burke (father)
Alice Burke (mother)
Anna Burke (sister)
John Burke (brother)
Edmund Burke (brother)
Catherine (O'Connor) Burke (wife)

More information

Pvt James T. Burke attended high school for four years and was a clerk before he enlisted in New York City, New York on 2 April 1943.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Orville L. Kilne, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery