Stanley Miller Burgess
Military
Susan Miller (Burgess) Dunkin
Object Number - UPL 18015 - Stanley Miller Burgess
Stanley Miller Burgess ("Miller") was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross as a B-17 Navigator in the U.S. Army Air Corps during WWII. He owned numerous businesses including a Sealtest Milk distributorship serving Kentucky, Tennessee and Illinois and two restaurants. Mr. Burgess was also a real estate agent and appraiser, a member of the Paducah Board of Realtors, the Kiwanis Club and the Paducah Chamber of Commerce. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Paducah.
Mr. Burgess is survived by his wife, Martha Jennings Burgess, two daughters, Candice Burgess Griffin and Susan Miller Burgess Dunkin, a son, Michael Miller Burgess, one grandson, Robert Christopher Griffin, and two sisters.
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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: Leading Lady
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
11 August 1916 | Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky | |
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Enlisted |
1 February 1943 | Miami Beach, Florida | |
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Died |
4 September 1992 | Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky | |
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Buried |
Mount Kenton Cemetery Paducah, McCracken County, Kentucky |
Revisions
Added to awards. He earned at least one bronze service star on the EAME Campaign Medal.
information provided by Susan Miller (Burgess) Dunkin, daughter
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / William S. Landrum
