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John Burkhardt

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John Burkhardt

Birth
Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois, USA
Death
2 Nov 1962 (aged 96)
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA
Burial
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA GPS-Latitude: 43.055894, Longitude: -70.7870093
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He joined the Navy on January 18, 1908 as a shipwright and served on the USS Hist (a tender to the 2nd Submarine Division) until October 1908 when she was assigned to the Cape Cruz-Casilda (Cuba) hydrographic surveying expedition in the Caribbean as a supply and dispatch vessel. On January 17, 1912 he left the Navy as carpenter 1st class
During his 4 years in the U.S. Navy, he was also part of the crew that raised the "Maine", sunk off the coat of Cuba.

He served five terms as a city councilman from Ward 5 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and also served five terms in the New Hampshire State legislature.
He joined the Navy on January 18, 1908 as a shipwright and served on the USS Hist (a tender to the 2nd Submarine Division) until October 1908 when she was assigned to the Cape Cruz-Casilda (Cuba) hydrographic surveying expedition in the Caribbean as a supply and dispatch vessel. On January 17, 1912 he left the Navy as carpenter 1st class
During his 4 years in the U.S. Navy, he was also part of the crew that raised the "Maine", sunk off the coat of Cuba.

He served five terms as a city councilman from Ward 5 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire and also served five terms in the New Hampshire State legislature.


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  • Created by: CJBW
  • Added: May 30, 2014
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/130589493/john-burkhardt: accessed ), memorial page for John Burkhardt (27 Mar 1866–2 Nov 1962), Find a Grave Memorial ID 130589493, citing Calvary Cemetery, Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire, USA; Maintained by CJBW (contributor 48395431).