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BURDGE, Dorothy Jane - Date of
birth
14 August 1915 -
Age
29 - Place of
birth
Marion County, Ohio -
Hometown
Marion County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
unknown -
Rank
Civilian -
Function
unknown -
Unit
American Red Cross
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Awards
unknown
Death
-
Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
1 May 1945 - Place of
death
Wiesbaden, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 7 | 4 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Leroy Burdge (father)
Lillian A. (Bouscein) Burdge (mother)
Edna L. Burdge (sister)
Grace R. Burdge (sister)
More information
Dorothy J. Burdge was a school teacher before going overseas as a Red Cross worker. She was sent overseas by the Red Cross in September 1943 and served in England and followed the American troops to Normandy, through France and Belgium and finally to Germany. She operated a Red Cross clubmobile with her sister Grace.She was killed in a plane crash in Germany.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Laura Phillips, www.ancestry.com - 1920 Census / 1930 Census / 1940 Census, Lauffer History, Repository (Canton, Ohio) May 10, 1945
Photo source: Dennis and Gerda Hermsen, www.ancestry.com - Sporck Family Tree