THE CHRONICLE-TELEGRAM, ELYRIA, OHIO, SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 1948, FRONT PAGE
BODY OF ELYRIAN BEING RETURNED FROM EUROPE
The body of Pfc. Lee P. Burgett Jr., who was killed in World War II, is now
being returned to the United States from Europe aboard an Army transport,
according to a report by his mother, Mrs. Marjorie Burgett, 421 Elm street.
Mrs. Burgett has been informed by the Department of the Army that her son's
body is on its way home, but she has had no word as to when it will arrive so no
funeral arrangements can be made yet. The body will be returned to the
Sudro-Curtis Funeral Home here.
Pfc. Burgett was one of five brothers who served in the armed forces in World
War II. He was employed by the Perry-Fay Company before entering the Army on
August 31, 1943. He served with the mechanized infantry in the Rainbow
Division, and was overseas only about three months before he was killed in
action in France on July 10, 1944, at the age of 20 years.
His brothers who were in military service during World War II have now
returned to civilian life and are living in Elyria. They are Russell, who was
in the Army Air Forces; Richard, who was an aerial gunner instructor; Jack, who
was in the Marine Corps, and James, who was in the Army. Their father was the
late Lee P. Burgett.
THE CHRONICLE-TELEGRAM, ELYRIA, OHIO, MONDAY, JUNE 28, 1948, FRONT PAGE & PAGE
TWO
BODIES OF SIX LORAIN COUNTY MEN ON THEIR WAY TO U.S.
Bodies of six Lorain County men who gave their lives in the service of their
country in World War II are now on their way back to the United States aboard
the Army Transport Greenville Victory, the Department of the Army announced
today.
The ship is carrying the bodies of 3,734 Americans, including 224 Ohioans.
The bodies originally were buried in temporary military cemeteries in France.
The ship is expected to arrive in New York within a few days, and ceremonies
will be held there at 11 a.m. on the day of arrival.
Information concerning two of the Lorain Countians whose bodies are on the
ship was reported last week by members of their families. Four of the six
Lorain Countians were sons of Elyrians, one was a Grafton soldier and one was
from Lorain.
Following is the list of Lorain County men whose bodies are on the ship:
PFC. LEE P. BURGETT JR., son of Mrs. Marjorie Burgett, 421 Elm street. He was
killed in action in France on July 10, 1944. Information was reported by his
family last week. (article amended to include mention of this soldier only)
Submitted by FAG visitor
BODY OF ELYRIAN BEING RETURNED FROM EUROPE
The body of Pfc. Lee P. Burgett Jr., who was killed in World War II, is now
being returned to the United States from Europe aboard an Army transport,
according to a report by his mother, Mrs. Marjorie Burgett, 421 Elm street.
Mrs. Burgett has been informed by the Department of the Army that her son's
body is on its way home, but she has had no word as to when it will arrive so no
funeral arrangements can be made yet. The body will be returned to the
Sudro-Curtis Funeral Home here.
Pfc. Burgett was one of five brothers who served in the armed forces in World
War II. He was employed by the Perry-Fay Company before entering the Army on
August 31, 1943. He served with the mechanized infantry in the Rainbow
Division, and was overseas only about three months before he was killed in
action in France on July 10, 1944, at the age of 20 years.
His brothers who were in military service during World War II have now
returned to civilian life and are living in Elyria. They are Russell, who was
in the Army Air Forces; Richard, who was an aerial gunner instructor; Jack, who
was in the Marine Corps, and James, who was in the Army. Their father was the
late Lee P. Burgett.
THE CHRONICLE-TELEGRAM, ELYRIA, OHIO, MONDAY, JUNE 28, 1948, FRONT PAGE & PAGE
TWO
BODIES OF SIX LORAIN COUNTY MEN ON THEIR WAY TO U.S.
Bodies of six Lorain County men who gave their lives in the service of their
country in World War II are now on their way back to the United States aboard
the Army Transport Greenville Victory, the Department of the Army announced
today.
The ship is carrying the bodies of 3,734 Americans, including 224 Ohioans.
The bodies originally were buried in temporary military cemeteries in France.
The ship is expected to arrive in New York within a few days, and ceremonies
will be held there at 11 a.m. on the day of arrival.
Information concerning two of the Lorain Countians whose bodies are on the
ship was reported last week by members of their families. Four of the six
Lorain Countians were sons of Elyrians, one was a Grafton soldier and one was
from Lorain.
Following is the list of Lorain County men whose bodies are on the ship:
PFC. LEE P. BURGETT JR., son of Mrs. Marjorie Burgett, 421 Elm street. He was
killed in action in France on July 10, 1944. Information was reported by his
family last week. (article amended to include mention of this soldier only)
Submitted by FAG visitor
THE CHRONICLE-TELEGRAM, ELYRIA, OHIO, SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 1948, FRONT PAGE
BODY OF ELYRIAN BEING RETURNED FROM EUROPE
The body of Pfc. Lee P. Burgett Jr., who was killed in World War II, is now
being returned to the United States from Europe aboard an Army transport,
according to a report by his mother, Mrs. Marjorie Burgett, 421 Elm street.
Mrs. Burgett has been informed by the Department of the Army that her son's
body is on its way home, but she has had no word as to when it will arrive so no
funeral arrangements can be made yet. The body will be returned to the
Sudro-Curtis Funeral Home here.
Pfc. Burgett was one of five brothers who served in the armed forces in World
War II. He was employed by the Perry-Fay Company before entering the Army on
August 31, 1943. He served with the mechanized infantry in the Rainbow
Division, and was overseas only about three months before he was killed in
action in France on July 10, 1944, at the age of 20 years.
His brothers who were in military service during World War II have now
returned to civilian life and are living in Elyria. They are Russell, who was
in the Army Air Forces; Richard, who was an aerial gunner instructor; Jack, who
was in the Marine Corps, and James, who was in the Army. Their father was the
late Lee P. Burgett.
THE CHRONICLE-TELEGRAM, ELYRIA, OHIO, MONDAY, JUNE 28, 1948, FRONT PAGE & PAGE
TWO
BODIES OF SIX LORAIN COUNTY MEN ON THEIR WAY TO U.S.
Bodies of six Lorain County men who gave their lives in the service of their
country in World War II are now on their way back to the United States aboard
the Army Transport Greenville Victory, the Department of the Army announced
today.
The ship is carrying the bodies of 3,734 Americans, including 224 Ohioans.
The bodies originally were buried in temporary military cemeteries in France.
The ship is expected to arrive in New York within a few days, and ceremonies
will be held there at 11 a.m. on the day of arrival.
Information concerning two of the Lorain Countians whose bodies are on the
ship was reported last week by members of their families. Four of the six
Lorain Countians were sons of Elyrians, one was a Grafton soldier and one was
from Lorain.
Following is the list of Lorain County men whose bodies are on the ship:
PFC. LEE P. BURGETT JR., son of Mrs. Marjorie Burgett, 421 Elm street. He was
killed in action in France on July 10, 1944. Information was reported by his
family last week. (article amended to include mention of this soldier only)
Submitted by FAG visitor
BODY OF ELYRIAN BEING RETURNED FROM EUROPE
The body of Pfc. Lee P. Burgett Jr., who was killed in World War II, is now
being returned to the United States from Europe aboard an Army transport,
according to a report by his mother, Mrs. Marjorie Burgett, 421 Elm street.
Mrs. Burgett has been informed by the Department of the Army that her son's
body is on its way home, but she has had no word as to when it will arrive so no
funeral arrangements can be made yet. The body will be returned to the
Sudro-Curtis Funeral Home here.
Pfc. Burgett was one of five brothers who served in the armed forces in World
War II. He was employed by the Perry-Fay Company before entering the Army on
August 31, 1943. He served with the mechanized infantry in the Rainbow
Division, and was overseas only about three months before he was killed in
action in France on July 10, 1944, at the age of 20 years.
His brothers who were in military service during World War II have now
returned to civilian life and are living in Elyria. They are Russell, who was
in the Army Air Forces; Richard, who was an aerial gunner instructor; Jack, who
was in the Marine Corps, and James, who was in the Army. Their father was the
late Lee P. Burgett.
THE CHRONICLE-TELEGRAM, ELYRIA, OHIO, MONDAY, JUNE 28, 1948, FRONT PAGE & PAGE
TWO
BODIES OF SIX LORAIN COUNTY MEN ON THEIR WAY TO U.S.
Bodies of six Lorain County men who gave their lives in the service of their
country in World War II are now on their way back to the United States aboard
the Army Transport Greenville Victory, the Department of the Army announced
today.
The ship is carrying the bodies of 3,734 Americans, including 224 Ohioans.
The bodies originally were buried in temporary military cemeteries in France.
The ship is expected to arrive in New York within a few days, and ceremonies
will be held there at 11 a.m. on the day of arrival.
Information concerning two of the Lorain Countians whose bodies are on the
ship was reported last week by members of their families. Four of the six
Lorain Countians were sons of Elyrians, one was a Grafton soldier and one was
from Lorain.
Following is the list of Lorain County men whose bodies are on the ship:
PFC. LEE P. BURGETT JR., son of Mrs. Marjorie Burgett, 421 Elm street. He was
killed in action in France on July 10, 1944. Information was reported by his
family last week. (article amended to include mention of this soldier only)
Submitted by FAG visitor
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