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BURNETT, Murlyn F - Date of
birth
28 March 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Oklahoma -
Hometown
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-795195 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
331st Bombardment Squadron,
94th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
17 August 1943 - Place of
death
Dr. Vanderhoeydonckstraat
Lummen-Oostereinde, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 32 | 45 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Fred B Burnett (father)
Lucille Burnett (mother)
Gwendolyn Burnett (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30389 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Dear Mom
Destination: Regensburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Messerschmitt aircraft factory
MACR: 323
More information
Murlyn F. Burnett attended college and was a mechanic.He joined the Air Corps of the Regular Army in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on 19 June 1941.
The airplane was hit during a frontal attack by Major Borris of JG-26.
One crew member was taken prisoner, two men evaded capture and six men were killed. They were initially buried at the cemetery of the airfield of Sint-Truiden, Belgium on 20 August 1943.
At the location of the crash, a monument was erected in memory of the crew.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, http://aircraft-crashes-belgium.jouwweb.be/94-bg-331-bs-b17-f/bemanning2/murlyn-f-burnett, 1930 US Census
Photo source: Alain Rosseels, http://aircraft-crashes-belgium.jouwweb.be/94-bg-331-bs-b17-f/bemanning2