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STARR, Burl Thomas - Date of
birth
9 January 1916 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Catawba County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Gastonia, Gaston County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34964896 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
F Company,
2nd Battalion,
22nd Infantry Regiment,
4th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 December 1944 - Place of
death
Osweiler, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 11 | 61 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Wilborn A. Starr (father)
Stella (Huffstickler) Starr (mother)
Mary K. (Herr) Starr (wife)
William A. Starr (son)
Melvin T. Starr (son)
More information
Pvt Burl T. Starr attended high school for four years and was a mechanic, employed by the Great Southern Trucking Company before he enlisted at Fort Bragg, North Carolina on 23 March 1944. He was sent overseas in October 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Company's / 4ID After Action Reports, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Sealock Family Tree, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery, www.newspaperarchive.com - Gastonia Daily Gazette 19 January 1945