James Eugene “Moppy” Burris (1924-2004)

James Eugene “Moppy” Burris

Birth

13 Feb 1924

Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, USA

Death

21 Apr 2004 (aged 80)

Washington, Daviess County, Indiana, USA

Burial

Oak Grove Cemetery

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According to a past Mayor of Washington, Indiana, Thomas Baumert, A ceremony was held in the Court House awarding James Eugene "Moppy" Burris the Congressional Medal of Honor.

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My Children: Betty, Ora, Erma & Norman

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Parents

Miles E Burris

1875–1925
Eldora Davisson Burris

1885–1965

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Ruby Irene Enlow Phillips

1932–1999 (m. 1963)

Siblings

Myrtle D Burris

1907–1948
Augusta Elizabeth Burris Edwards

1909–1990
Hazel Marie Burris Renner

1918–1984
Velma Kate Burris Parker

1922–2010
Thelda May Burris Killian

1922–2008

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Hazel Marie Burris Renner

Velma Kate Burris Parker

Thelda May Burris Killian

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