Vernon L Burtner
Military
USAAF Photo.
Object Number - UPL 60471 - Gus Neal crew: Kneeling from left, radio operator Marvin Silbersher, tail gunner Ivan Holland, ball turret gunner Vernon Burtner and waist gunner...
Assigned to 711BS, 447BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD
Awards: AM (4OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
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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
- Nicknames: Blythe Spirit
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Butler County, Pennsylvania | 25 December 1920 | Born Butler County, Pennsylvania |
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Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 2 September 1942 | Enlisted Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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Died |
Saint Joseph, Missouri | 21 July 2018 | Died Saint Joseph, Missouri |
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Buried |
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, Missouri | 24 July 2018 | Interred Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster, Enlisted Men, as of 01 August 1945
