Burck William Edward

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William Edward Burck is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

6th Armored Division Soldiers KIA Panel

Name:

William Edward Burck

Rank:

Private First Class

Serial Number:

33167188

Unit:

44th Armored Infantry Battalion, 6th Armored Division

Date of Death:

1944-08-08

State:

Pennsylvania

Cemetery:

Gettysburg National Cemetery, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA

Plot:

Section 2

Row:

Grave:

Site 450

Decoration:

Comments:

William Edward Burck was born on August 1, 1918, in Saint Clair, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. He enlisted in the U.S. Army on March 28, 1942, at New Cumberland, Pennsylvania.

William served as a Private 1st Class in the 44th Armored Infantry Battalion, 6th Armored Division, United States Army during World War II. He was one of the 75 soldiers killed during the liberation of Plabennec and Plouvien, France. He is now buried in the Gettysburg National Cemetery, Gettysburg, Adams County, Pennsylvania, USA.