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<blockquote data-quote="John Robertson" data-source="post: 34723" data-attributes="member: 1"><p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>SURNAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Burgett </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>FORENAME</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Donald R. </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>UNIT</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>506 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company A) </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>RANK</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Sergeant </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>NUMBER</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>AWARD</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Bronze Star </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>PLACE</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Europe </em></p> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul"><strong>ADDITIONAL INFORMATION</strong></li> </ul> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>born 5.4.1925 Detroit,Michigan</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>son of Elmer Wilson and Lillian Mae (nee Bruce) Burgett,Detroit,Michigan</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>attended Mackenzie High school</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>employed in road construction and as carpenter in civilian life</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>entered service 5.4.1943 Detroit,Michigan</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>Troop E,2nd Regiment,1st Horse Cavalry</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>506 PIR February 1944</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>WIA 3 times</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>discharged 31.12.1945</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>married Twyla M. Austin 1953 (5 children)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>author of</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>"Currahee !" (1967)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>"Seven Roads to Hell" (1999)</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>"The Road to Arnhem"</em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em>"Beyond the Rhine" </em></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"></p> <p style="margin-left: 20px"><em><a href="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/index.php?media/d-burgett.7153/" target="_blank"><img src="http://www.specialforcesroh.com/data/xfmg/thumbnail/7/7153-6b21f0190aeb42075fef96a772331f39.jpg?1591388947" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
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