John David Burke Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 8 May 1944 in B-17 #42-102525. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 8 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
22 November 1923 | South Bend, Indiana, the son of John David Burke and Lillian F. Burke | |
Enlisted |
11 March 1943 | Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana | |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
8 May 1944 | ||
Other Buried |
11 May 1944 | Russian cemetery in Vechta, Germany | |
Born |
Indianapolis, Indiana | ||
Buried |
after the war, his remains were brought to Belgium. He rests at Plot B, Row 20, Grave 10 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4576 / MACR 4576; Snetterton Falcons, pg 133 & 146 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database