Burke John E.

Monuments

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.