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Pvt Joseph Donald Burch

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Pvt Joseph Donald Burch

Birth
Death
12 Jul 1950 (aged 19)
Burial
Lyndhurst, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA GPS-Latitude: 40.8103394, Longitude: -74.1111974
Memorial ID
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New Jersey, Pvt 21 Inf 24 Inf Div Korea

Private Burch was a medic with the Medical Company, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while tending his wounded comrades near Chochiwon, South Korea on July 12, 1950. Private Burch was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Medical Badge, 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.
New Jersey, Pvt 21 Inf 24 Inf Div Korea

Private Burch was a medic with the Medical Company, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action while tending his wounded comrades near Chochiwon, South Korea on July 12, 1950. Private Burch was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Medical Badge, 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.

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  • Maintained by: NotYourTime
  • Originally Created by: EOB
  • Added: Mar 15, 2007
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/18423973/joseph_donald-burch: accessed ), memorial page for Pvt Joseph Donald Burch (20 Oct 1930–12 Jul 1950), Find a Grave Memorial ID 18423973, citing Hillside Cemetery, Lyndhurst, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA; Maintained by NotYourTime (contributor 47318863).