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BURTNETT, Francis Eugene - Date of
birth
9 April 1912 -
Age
32 - Place of
birth
Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Hollidaysburg, Blair County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33931426 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
9th Infantry Regiment,
2nd Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 February 1945 - Place of
death
Northeast of Schleiden, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 10 | 14 |
Immediate family
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Members
William J. Burtnett (father)
Margaret C. (Finn) Burtnett (mother)
Eleanor M. Burtnett (sister)
Martha C. Burtnett (sister)
John J. Burtnett (brother)
William R. Burtnett (brother)
Edith A. Burtnett (sister)
Frederick C. Burtnett (brother)
Susan R. Burtnett (sister)
Richard P. Burtnett (brother)
Rose Burtnett (wife)
Frank Burtnett (son)
Jim Burtnett (son)
More information
Sgt Francis E. Burtnett worked in a Dairy.He enlisted in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 5 April 1944.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Army Enlistment Record
Photo source: www.ancestry.com, Peter Schouteten, They Speak: Voices of Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery