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BURKE, Loras Anthony - Date of
birth
18 September 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Dubuque, Dubuque County, Iowa -
Hometown
Dubuque County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
17148366 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
L Company,
3rd Battalion,
66th Infantry Regiment,
71st Infantry Division
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 April 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 17 | 3 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Justin J. Burke (father)
Margaret L. (Printy) Burke (mother)
Margaret M. Burke (sister)
Kenneth J. Burke (brother)
More information
Sgt Loras A. Burke enlisted in Dubuque, Iowa on 14 December 1942. He was a former student at Loras College and had received his basic training at Camp Callan, Calif. He attended the University of Indiana in Bloomington, Indiana.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Bonus Case File, www.newspaperarchive.com - Dubuque Telegraph Herald
Photo source: Des Philippet, www.findagrave.com, The Telegraph-Herald - 22 April 1945