Vernon C Burke Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor
Object Number - UPL 21261 - Vernon Burke - Audubon, 385th BG, KIA
Rammed by enemy aircraft in B-17 42-31787 and crashed at Langerhain south of Koblenz 12 May 1944. Target was aircraft repair factory. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Auduban, Iowa, USA | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 12 May 1944 | |
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Buried |
Revisions
ContributorA. van Erp
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4879 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
