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Burnside, John August

Rank and Name, Electrician’s mate Third Class John August Burnside.

Unit/Placed in, USS Borie (DD-704) Destroyer, United States Naval Reserve.

 

John is born approx. on 16 Dec. 1916 in Burlington, Iowa.

Father, Lester Arthur Burnside.

Mother, Mary Elizabeth (Melcher) Burnside.

Spouse, Arlene (LeVonne) Burnside.

 

John enlisted the service in Iowa with service number # 8606087.

 

John was KIA when the USS Borie was hit by a Kamikaze on Aug. 9, 1945, he is honored with a Purple Heart, Combat Action Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, Expeditionary Medal, American Campaign Medal, Navy & Marine Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

 

John is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu County, Hawaii U.S.A.

Courts of the missing.

 

Thanks to, http://www.navsource.org/archives/05/704.htm

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com and Europe 1940-1945 on Facebook.

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USS Borie (DD-704) Destroyer
His rank Electrician's Mate Third Class
USS Borie (DD-704) Destroyer