Paul E. Burket

Company C 1st Battalion 22nd Infantry

4th Infantry Division

KIA 07/10/1944

Paul Eugene Burket was born in Queen, Bedford County, Pennsylvania on June 17, 1921.

Prior to entering military service he was employed by General Refractories Company
in Sproul, Pennsylvania.

He was drafted into the Army on November 3, 1943 at Altoona, Pennsylvania. His home of residence
was listed as Bedford County, Pennsylvania and his civilian occupation was listed as Farm Hands,
General Farms. He had completed grammar school and was married.
His religion was listed as Protestant.

He sailed to England in May 1944.

He was assigned to Company C from the 4th Infantry Division
replacement pool on June 25, 1944.

Private Burket was killed in action in France, in the area of La Maugerie, on July 10, 1944.

Newspaper clipping announcing the death of Paul E. Burket

By Bonnie Burkett-Attebery from Ancestry.com

Clipping courtesy of Theophile Odaert

Decorations of Paul E. Burket

Paul E. Burket was buried in the temporary U.S. Military Cemetery
Sainte Mere-Eglise #2 at Carentan, France in Block H Row 6 Grave 108 and was moved to the permanent
cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, in the 1947-1949 time frame, when the temporary cemeteries were shut down.

Burial:
Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
Colleville-sur-Mer
Departement du Calvados
Basse-Normandie, France
Plot C Row 4 Grave 28

Grave marker for

Paul E. Burket

Photo by

John Tomawski

and

Andreia Lino

Top photo of Paul Burket courtesy of Theophile Odaert

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