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Personal info

Full name
BURNETT, Henry Ogle
Date of birth
4 July 1915
Age
29
Place of birth
Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina
Hometown
Buncombe County, North Carolina

Military service

Service number
33042760
Rank
Private First Class
Function
Messenger
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
116th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
unknown

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
3 December 1944
Place of death
West bank of the Rur river at Jülich, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing
* This soldier has been accounted for. A rosette has been placed next to his name.

Immediate family

Members
Fred G. Burnett (father)
Eliza (Whitt) Burnett (mother)
John M. Burnett (brother)
Dan M. Burnett (brother)
Matilda Burnett (sister)
Thelma Burnett (sister)
Alma Burnett (sister)
Kathleen C. (Painter) Burnett (wife)

More information

Pfc Henry Burnett enlisted on 22 April 1941 in Richmond, Virginia. He joined his unit from a replacement depot on 22 July 1944.

His remains were discovered in 1976 and he was given his final resting place in a private cemetery in North Carolina.

A rosette was placed next to his name at the Walls of the Missing at Margraten.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Christine Bumby Allen, Peter Schouteten, Debbie Holloman/Thelma Burnett Floyd