MSGT Guenther August Burrer (1915-1951)

MSGT Guenther August Burrer Veteran

Birth

20 Oct 1915

Fredericksburg, Gillespie County, Texas, USA

Death

15 May 1951 (aged 35)

South Korea

Monument

National Korean War Veterans Memorial

Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia, USA Add to Map

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Master Sergeant Burrer was a member of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in South Korea on February 12, 1951 and died while a prisoner on May 15, 1951. His remains were not recovered.

Awarded
★ Bronze Star with Oak Leaf Cluster
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman's Badge
★ Prisoner of War Medal
★ Korean Service Medal
★ United Nations Service Medal
★ National Defense Service Medal
★ Korean Presidential Unit Citation
★ Republic of Korea War Service Medal.∼Guenther was living in Gillespie, TX when he entered the service and was a member of Headquarters Company, 38th Infantry Regiment, 2nd Infantry Division.

He later volunteered for parachutist duty and served as a SSgt with Hq Hq 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment in January 1944 while attached from the 505th PIR.

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