Monuments
Airborne Troop Carrier Command
437th Troop Carrier Group Plaques
C-47 42-100801 and 42-108884 Crash Monument
Name:
John E. Burke
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O693349
Unit:
84th Troop Carrier Squadron, 437th Troop Carrier Group
Date of Death:
1944-09-17
State:
Iowa
Cemetery:
Calvary Cemetery, Clinton, IA
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Born December 4, 1918 Co-piloted C-47 that was shot down at Hoogeloon, The Netherlands. Jumped from aircraft before it crashed, but his parachute failed. Graduated from a business school before World War II. Took an interest in photography and had a dark room in his house.