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Burke, Thomas Gerald "Butts"

Date of birth:
July 6th, 1925
Date of death:
July 5th, 1944 (Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands)
Buried on:
American War Graves Holy Sepulchre Cemetery
Plot: 8. Row: 16. Grave: 8-4.
Nationality:
American (1776 - present, Republic)

Biography

Class of 1943. Track, as a freshmen & a sophomore; intramural basketball (1) & baseball (3). His Parents lived at 1526 E. 83rd Place, Chicago. Died of his wounds that he received during the Battle of Saipan, June - July 1944, in the Marianas, July 5, 1944, 1 day short of his 19th birthday. His original burial site is in the Marianas. His father served as 2nd Lt in WW1.

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Sources

  • Photo 1: Terry Stadler
  • - Stadler, T., Men of Mount Carmel: Remembering Those Who Died in World War II