Burnie served as a Second Lieutenant & Bombardier on B-17G "Sweet Anna" (#42-31526), 427th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Louisiana prior to the war.
Burnie was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 was shot down by Navy flak west of Helgoland Island, Germany and crashed into the North Sea during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-731097
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Airmen who perished on B-17G (#42-31526):
Clemons, James H., 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Wisconsin
Dare, Melvin M., S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Michigan
Hladun, Harry, 2nd Lt, Navigator, New Jersey
Humphreys, Fred C., 1st Lt, Pilot, Tennessee
Janisch, Ferd J., T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Wisconsin
Madak, Edward P., S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Ohio
Mire, Bernie N., 2nd Lt, Bombardier, Louisiana
Ross, Madison H., S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Kansas
Sparks, William C., S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Illinois
Woods, Arthur H., T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Maine
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Louisiana prior to the war.
Burnie was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 was shot down by Navy flak west of Helgoland Island, Germany and crashed into the North Sea during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-731097
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Airmen who perished on B-17G (#42-31526):
Clemons, James H., 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Wisconsin
Dare, Melvin M., S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Michigan
Hladun, Harry, 2nd Lt, Navigator, New Jersey
Humphreys, Fred C., 1st Lt, Pilot, Tennessee
Janisch, Ferd J., T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Wisconsin
Madak, Edward P., S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Ohio
Mire, Bernie N., 2nd Lt, Bombardier, Louisiana
Ross, Madison H., S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Kansas
Sparks, William C., S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Illinois
Woods, Arthur H., T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Maine
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Burnie served as a Second Lieutenant & Bombardier on B-17G "Sweet Anna" (#42-31526), 427th Bomber Squadron, 303rd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Louisiana prior to the war.
Burnie was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 was shot down by Navy flak west of Helgoland Island, Germany and crashed into the North Sea during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-731097
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Airmen who perished on B-17G (#42-31526):
Clemons, James H., 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Wisconsin
Dare, Melvin M., S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Michigan
Hladun, Harry, 2nd Lt, Navigator, New Jersey
Humphreys, Fred C., 1st Lt, Pilot, Tennessee
Janisch, Ferd J., T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Wisconsin
Madak, Edward P., S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Ohio
Mire, Bernie N., 2nd Lt, Bombardier, Louisiana
Ross, Madison H., S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Kansas
Sparks, William C., S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Illinois
Woods, Arthur H., T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Maine
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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He resided in Louisiana prior to the war.
Burnie was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-17 was shot down by Navy flak west of Helgoland Island, Germany and crashed into the North Sea during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # O-731097
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Airmen who perished on B-17G (#42-31526):
Clemons, James H., 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Wisconsin
Dare, Melvin M., S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Michigan
Hladun, Harry, 2nd Lt, Navigator, New Jersey
Humphreys, Fred C., 1st Lt, Pilot, Tennessee
Janisch, Ferd J., T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Wisconsin
Madak, Edward P., S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Ohio
Mire, Bernie N., 2nd Lt, Bombardier, Louisiana
Ross, Madison H., S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Kansas
Sparks, William C., S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Illinois
Woods, Arthur H., T/Sgt, Radio Operator, Maine
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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