Soldier's Rites Set for Saturday
BEELICK KNOB - Funeral service will be conducted Saturday afternoon for Private Joseph R. Burnett, son of Mr. and Mrs. John E. D. Burnette, of Beelick Knob. Graveside rites will be conducted at 2 p.m. in the End of the Trail Cemetery with the Rev. Earnil Barlery, of Oak Hill officiating. Burnette was killed in action in Belgium on January 8, 1945, and was 22 years of age at the time of death. He was a member of the 502nd (sic)Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, Third Army, and was a member of the paratroop forces. Before entering service he was employed as a miner. Surviving besides the parents are a brother, Jack E. Burnette, of Beelick Knob, and two sisters, Miss Charlotte Burnette at home, and Mrs. Mary Richardson, of Beelick Knob. (Beckley Raleigh Register, Beckley WV, Thursday Afternoon, April 28, 1949, p. 10, Col. 1)
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***I would like to thank David Gladwell Find A Grave ID 48396714 for adding his gravesite photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Craig Robertson Find A Grave ID 50546312 for updating the middle name and birth location information on this memorial***
BEELICK KNOB - Funeral service will be conducted Saturday afternoon for Private Joseph R. Burnett, son of Mr. and Mrs. John E. D. Burnette, of Beelick Knob. Graveside rites will be conducted at 2 p.m. in the End of the Trail Cemetery with the Rev. Earnil Barlery, of Oak Hill officiating. Burnette was killed in action in Belgium on January 8, 1945, and was 22 years of age at the time of death. He was a member of the 502nd (sic)Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, Third Army, and was a member of the paratroop forces. Before entering service he was employed as a miner. Surviving besides the parents are a brother, Jack E. Burnette, of Beelick Knob, and two sisters, Miss Charlotte Burnette at home, and Mrs. Mary Richardson, of Beelick Knob. (Beckley Raleigh Register, Beckley WV, Thursday Afternoon, April 28, 1949, p. 10, Col. 1)
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***I would like to thank mokennehan Find A Grave ID 47119719 for creating this memorial in addition to adding the obituary information***
***I would like to thank David Gladwell Find A Grave ID 48396714 for adding his gravesite photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Craig Robertson Find A Grave ID 50546312 for updating the middle name and birth location information on this memorial***
Soldier's Rites Set for Saturday
BEELICK KNOB - Funeral service will be conducted Saturday afternoon for Private Joseph R. Burnett, son of Mr. and Mrs. John E. D. Burnette, of Beelick Knob. Graveside rites will be conducted at 2 p.m. in the End of the Trail Cemetery with the Rev. Earnil Barlery, of Oak Hill officiating. Burnette was killed in action in Belgium on January 8, 1945, and was 22 years of age at the time of death. He was a member of the 502nd (sic)Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, Third Army, and was a member of the paratroop forces. Before entering service he was employed as a miner. Surviving besides the parents are a brother, Jack E. Burnette, of Beelick Knob, and two sisters, Miss Charlotte Burnette at home, and Mrs. Mary Richardson, of Beelick Knob. (Beckley Raleigh Register, Beckley WV, Thursday Afternoon, April 28, 1949, p. 10, Col. 1)
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***I would like to thank mokennehan Find A Grave ID 47119719 for creating this memorial in addition to adding the obituary information***
***I would like to thank David Gladwell Find A Grave ID 48396714 for adding his gravesite photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Craig Robertson Find A Grave ID 50546312 for updating the middle name and birth location information on this memorial***
BEELICK KNOB - Funeral service will be conducted Saturday afternoon for Private Joseph R. Burnett, son of Mr. and Mrs. John E. D. Burnette, of Beelick Knob. Graveside rites will be conducted at 2 p.m. in the End of the Trail Cemetery with the Rev. Earnil Barlery, of Oak Hill officiating. Burnette was killed in action in Belgium on January 8, 1945, and was 22 years of age at the time of death. He was a member of the 502nd (sic)Battalion, 82nd Airborne Division, Third Army, and was a member of the paratroop forces. Before entering service he was employed as a miner. Surviving besides the parents are a brother, Jack E. Burnette, of Beelick Knob, and two sisters, Miss Charlotte Burnette at home, and Mrs. Mary Richardson, of Beelick Knob. (Beckley Raleigh Register, Beckley WV, Thursday Afternoon, April 28, 1949, p. 10, Col. 1)
*********************************************
***I would like to thank mokennehan Find A Grave ID 47119719 for creating this memorial in addition to adding the obituary information***
***I would like to thank David Gladwell Find A Grave ID 48396714 for adding his gravesite photo to this memorial***
***I would like to thank Craig Robertson Find A Grave ID 50546312 for updating the middle name and birth location information on this memorial***
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JOSEPH R BURNETT
WEST VIRGINIA
PVT 507 PRCHT INF 17 ABN DIV
WORLD WAR II
NOV 1 1922 JAN 8 1945
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