Name:
Martin John Burke
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
36730641
Unit:
116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Division
Date of Death:
1944-08-08
State:
Illinois
Cemetery:
Mount Carmel Catholic Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA
Plot:
Section 32, Block 13
Row:
Lot 35
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
Martin John Burke was born on August 12, 1923, in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois. He was the son of Martin Burke and Mary Hanighan Burke.
Martin served in the 116th Infantry Regiment, 29th Infantry Division, as a Sergeant during World War II. He was Killed in Action on August 8, 1944, during the liberation of Vire, France. Sgt Burke is now buried in the Mount Carmel Catholic Cemetery, Hillside, Cook County, Illinois, USA.