Name:
Burdett Wayne Petoskey
Rank:
Private First Class
Serial Number:
832721
Unit:
9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division
Date of Death:
1944-07-22
State:
Michigan
Cemetery:
National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA
Plot:
N
Row:
Grave:
508
Decoration:
Comments:
Burdett Wayne Petoskey was born on July 14, 1924, in Stanwood, Mecosta County, Michigan. He was the son of Alexander P. Petoskey and Nola B. Quigley Petoskey.
He served in the Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division as a Private First Class during World War II. He died from his wounds received in battle on July 22, 1944, during the Battle for Guam.