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BURGESS, Francis Lionel - Date of
birth
25 February 1912 -
Age
32 - Place of
birth
Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama -
Hometown
Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34971984 -
Rank
Private -
Function
Rifleman -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
317th Infantry Regiment,
80th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
10 October 1944 - Place of
death
unknown
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 28 | 11 |
Immediate family
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Members
John M. Burgess (father)
Annie E. Burgess (mother)
Mary H. Burgess (wife)
More information
Pvt Francis L. Burgess attended college for 1 year and was a production worker.In 1930 he was an inmate at the Alabama Bays Industrial School and in 1940 in the Atmore State Prison.
He was reported lightly wounded in action in the vicinity of Mont St. Jean, France and evacuated to the 35th Medical Battalion Evacuation station on 9 October. He died of his wounds in the 101th Evacuation Hospital.
Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1920/1930/1940 Census / U.S. Headstone and Interment Record / Ohio Birth Index, www.80thDivision.com
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