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Burke, Frank, 1918-1988


  • [Frank Burke, also known as Francis Xavier Burke (b. Sept. 29, 1918, New York, N.Y.-d. Sept. 6, 1988), was a U.S. Army officer with the 15th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division. He received the Congressional Medal of Honor for extreme gallantry in the streets of war-torn Nuremberg, Germany, where the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry, was engaged in rooting out fanatical defenders of the citadel of Nazism, on April 17, 1945.]

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    • Burke, Francis Xavier, 1918-1988

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    • Birth Date

        1918-09-29

    • Death Date

        1988-09-06

    • Has Affiliation

        • Organization: United States. Army. Infantry, 15th. Battalion, 1st

    • Birth Place

        New York (N.Y.)

    • Occupation

      Soldiers

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    • Sources

      • found: Photograph: President Harry S. Truman presents Congressional Medal of Honor, Truman Library, Dec. 18, 1945:(features Frank Burke, Congressional Medal of Honor recipient)
      • found: Congressional Medal of Honor Society WWW site, viewed Sept. 17, 2013(Frank Burke; also known as Francis X. Burke; b. Sept. 29, 1918, New York, N.Y.; U.S. Army, 15th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division; awarded for extreme gallantry in the streets of war-torn Nuremberg, Germany, where the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry, was engaged in rooting out fanatical defenders of the citadel of Nazism, on April 17, 1945)
      • found: Wikipedia.org search, Sept. 17, 2013(Francis Xavier Burke; also Frank Burke; b. Sept. 29, 1918; d. Sept. 6, 1988; United States Army officer and a recipient of the United States Medal of Honor for his actions in World War II, on April 17, 1945)
      • found: Findagrave.com search, Sept. 17, 2013(Francis Xavier Burke; also Frank Burke; b. Sept. 29, 1918; d. Sept. 6, 1988; World War II Congressional Medal of Honor Recipient; burial: Brig. Gen. Wm. C. Doyle Veterans Cemetery, Wrightstown, New Jersey)

    • General Notes

      • [Frank Burke, also known as Francis Xavier Burke (b. Sept. 29, 1918, New York, N.Y.-d. Sept. 6, 1988), was a U.S. Army officer with the 15th Infantry, 3rd Infantry Division. He received the Congressional Medal of Honor for extreme gallantry in the streets of war-torn Nuremberg, Germany, where the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry, was engaged in rooting out fanatical defenders of the citadel of Nazism, on April 17, 1945.]

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      • 2013-11-12: new
      • 2013-11-13: revised

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