On June 20, 1944 Jack was the co-pilot of the North American B-25J Mitchell #43-3961 when it took off in a group of three medium bombers from Pandaveswar, India during an ammunition ferrying flight to Palel, India. After takeoff the crew encountered extreme cloudy conditions and visual contact was lost. It is believed to the plane crashed either due to the weather conditions or mechanical failure. There were no survivors reported. The entire crew was officially declared dead on April 11, 1946.
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Jack V Burkett
Birth Year: 1919
Race: White, Citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Nebraska
State of Residence: Nebraska
County or City: Douglas
Enlistment Date: 14 Oct 1940
Enlistment State: Nebraska
Enlistment City: Fort Crook
Branch: Air Corps
Branch Code: Air Corps
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 66
Weight: 139
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Jack V Burkett
Birth Year: 1919
Race: White, Citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Nebraska
State of Residence: Nebraska
County or City: Douglas
Enlistment Date: 14 Oct 1940
Enlistment State: Nebraska
Enlistment City: Fort Crook
Branch: Air Corps
Branch Code: Air Corps
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 66
Weight: 139
On June 20, 1944 Jack was the co-pilot of the North American B-25J Mitchell #43-3961 when it took off in a group of three medium bombers from Pandaveswar, India during an ammunition ferrying flight to Palel, India. After takeoff the crew encountered extreme cloudy conditions and visual contact was lost. It is believed to the plane crashed either due to the weather conditions or mechanical failure. There were no survivors reported. The entire crew was officially declared dead on April 11, 1946.
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Jack V Burkett
Birth Year: 1919
Race: White, Citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Nebraska
State of Residence: Nebraska
County or City: Douglas
Enlistment Date: 14 Oct 1940
Enlistment State: Nebraska
Enlistment City: Fort Crook
Branch: Air Corps
Branch Code: Air Corps
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 66
Weight: 139
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Jack V Burkett
Birth Year: 1919
Race: White, Citizen (White)
Nativity State or Country: Nebraska
State of Residence: Nebraska
County or City: Douglas
Enlistment Date: 14 Oct 1940
Enlistment State: Nebraska
Enlistment City: Fort Crook
Branch: Air Corps
Branch Code: Air Corps
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 4 years of high school
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 66
Weight: 139
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from Nebraska. There is also a memorial stone for him at the base of his parents' graves at Hillcrest-Westlawn cemetery in Omaha, Nebraska.
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