US PARAS Burke, Joseph Michael

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Burke ​

• FORENAME

Joseph Michael​

• UNIT

502 Parachute Infantry Regiment (Company I) ​

• RANK

Private ​

• NUMBER

33469830 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

10th January 1945 ​

• AGE

24​

• GRAVESITE

Holy Cross Cemetery, Yeadon, Pennsylvania, USA. Section X, Range 9, Lot 4​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania​

born 26.11.1920 Yeadon, Pennsylvania, USA​

father Michael Joseph Burke (1897-1942)​

grammar school education​

civil occupation semiskilled warehousing, storekeeping, handling, loading, unloading and related​

employed by Alfred Levy Bros., Delaware Avenue, Arch Streets, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania​

single without dependents upon enlistment​

resided 1613 South 26th Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (draft card)​

16.02.1942 draft card Philadelphia, Pennsylvania​

20.11.1942 entered service Philadelphia, Pennsylvania​

09.1944 WIA​

10.1944 released from hospital​

DOW Belgium ​

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