Preston M. Burgess Sergeant, United States Army |
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M. Burgess
Mercer, West Virginia Born 1913 Sergeant, U.S. Army Service Number 33049882 Died while Prisoner of War Died December 15, 1950 in Korea Sergeant Burgess was a member of Battery B, 38th Field Artillery Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy near Kunu-ri, North Korea on November 30, 1950 and died while a prisoner on December 15, 1950. His remains were not recovered. Sergeant Burgess was awarded the Prisoner of
War Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal,
the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation
and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
The remains of Sergeant Burgess have been recovered and identified. The Sergeant will be laid to rest with full military honors in Arlington National Cemetery on 15 November 2005.
Posted: 12 November 2005 Updated: 19 August 2006 |
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