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BURNETT, Henry Ogle - Date of
birth
4 July 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Buncombe County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33042760 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
Messenger -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
116th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
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Awards
unknown
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
3 December 1944 - Place of
death
West bank of the Rur river at Jülich, Germany
Grave
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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
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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