Burkhead Dale William

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Dale William Burkhead is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

B-17 'Strictly GI' (43-37594) Crash Marker

Name:

Dale William Burkhead

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

Unit:

323rd-Bomber-Squadron-91st-Bomber-Group-Heavy

Date of Death:

1992-12-06

State:

Illinois

Cemetery:

Riverside National Cemetery, Riverside, Riverside County, California, USA

Plot:

Section 38B

Row:

Grave:

Site 154

Decoration:

Comments:

Dale William Burkhead was born on April 16, 1921, in Illinois. He was the son of Gladys Ritchie. He was married to Deloris Eileen Burkhead.

He served in the 323rd Bomber Squadron, 91st Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Second Lieutenant during World War II. He was the co-pilot of the B-17G 43-37594 "Strictly GI" that was shot down after a bombing mission in Mannheim and Ludwigshafen, Germany, crashing at Lachen-Speyerdorf Forest. He was taken as a POW. He died on December 6, 1992.