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SSGT Walter Davis Burgess

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SSGT Walter Davis Burgess

Birth
Franklin Township, Wayne County, Indiana, USA
Death
2 Nov 1943 (aged 22)
Rabaul, Rabaul District, East New Britain, Papua New Guinea
Burial
Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 78, Site 1030-31
Memorial ID
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Son of John Davis and Carrie Burgess.
Husband of Betty Hollingsworth.

Born in White Water in Franklin Township. Enlisted on 13 Jun 1942 in US Army Airforces in Indianapolis, In. Sgt. Walter D. Burgess, of Richmond, Indiana, died in a plane crash in 1943 with four other crew members, at Rabaul, Papua New Guinea. At the time the bodies were found, individual identification was impossible, thus necessitating a group burial. Reburial Services were held on February 1, 1950, at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri. Walter was the the radio operator.
Son of John Davis and Carrie Burgess.
Husband of Betty Hollingsworth.

Born in White Water in Franklin Township. Enlisted on 13 Jun 1942 in US Army Airforces in Indianapolis, In. Sgt. Walter D. Burgess, of Richmond, Indiana, died in a plane crash in 1943 with four other crew members, at Rabaul, Papua New Guinea. At the time the bodies were found, individual identification was impossible, thus necessitating a group burial. Reburial Services were held on February 1, 1950, at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri. Walter was the the radio operator.



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  • Maintained by: Michael Coppage
  • Originally Created by: cw
  • Added: Sep 24, 2007
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/21735029/walter_davis-burgess: accessed ), memorial page for SSGT Walter Davis Burgess (23 Jan 1921–2 Nov 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 21735029, citing Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by Michael Coppage (contributor 47303247).