Husband of Geraldine F. Burke who resided in Chicago, Illinois.
Joseph served as a Staff Sergeant & Top Turret Gunner on B-24H "Dark Rhapsody" #41-29466, 785th Bomber Squadron, 466th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Cook County, Illinois prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on March 31, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the manufacture of electrical machinery and accessories and also as Married.
Joseph was "Killed In Action" when his B-24H collided with B-24H "Shoo Shoo Baby" #42-52587 while on a mission to bomb the Achmer airfield in Germany and crashed near Lake Belterwijde, Holland (Netherlands) during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 36398227
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on
B-24H "Dark Rhapsody" #41-29466:
Amich, Aleck A ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, WI
Burke, Joseph R ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, IL
Griffin, Donald G ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NY
Gum, Robert A ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, PA
Hazen, Fred P ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, MA
McCord, George M ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, IA
McCoy, Dennis J ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, PA
Radich, Bogan ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MN
Rose, Philip M ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
( The entire crew perished )
For airmen who perished on
B-24H "Shoo Shoo Baby" #42-52587 see:
Russell, Gordon R ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Joseph served as a Staff Sergeant & Top Turret Gunner on B-24H "Dark Rhapsody" #41-29466, 785th Bomber Squadron, 466th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Cook County, Illinois prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on March 31, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the manufacture of electrical machinery and accessories and also as Married.
Joseph was "Killed In Action" when his B-24H collided with B-24H "Shoo Shoo Baby" #42-52587 while on a mission to bomb the Achmer airfield in Germany and crashed near Lake Belterwijde, Holland (Netherlands) during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 36398227
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on
B-24H "Dark Rhapsody" #41-29466:
Amich, Aleck A ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, WI
Burke, Joseph R ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, IL
Griffin, Donald G ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NY
Gum, Robert A ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, PA
Hazen, Fred P ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, MA
McCord, George M ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, IA
McCoy, Dennis J ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, PA
Radich, Bogan ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MN
Rose, Philip M ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
( The entire crew perished )
For airmen who perished on
B-24H "Shoo Shoo Baby" #42-52587 see:
Russell, Gordon R ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Husband of Geraldine F. Burke who resided in Chicago, Illinois.
Joseph served as a Staff Sergeant & Top Turret Gunner on B-24H "Dark Rhapsody" #41-29466, 785th Bomber Squadron, 466th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Cook County, Illinois prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on March 31, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the manufacture of electrical machinery and accessories and also as Married.
Joseph was "Killed In Action" when his B-24H collided with B-24H "Shoo Shoo Baby" #42-52587 while on a mission to bomb the Achmer airfield in Germany and crashed near Lake Belterwijde, Holland (Netherlands) during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 36398227
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on
B-24H "Dark Rhapsody" #41-29466:
Amich, Aleck A ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, WI
Burke, Joseph R ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, IL
Griffin, Donald G ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NY
Gum, Robert A ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, PA
Hazen, Fred P ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, MA
McCord, George M ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, IA
McCoy, Dennis J ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, PA
Radich, Bogan ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MN
Rose, Philip M ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
( The entire crew perished )
For airmen who perished on
B-24H "Shoo Shoo Baby" #42-52587 see:
Russell, Gordon R ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Joseph served as a Staff Sergeant & Top Turret Gunner on B-24H "Dark Rhapsody" #41-29466, 785th Bomber Squadron, 466th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Cook County, Illinois prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on March 31, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the manufacture of electrical machinery and accessories and also as Married.
Joseph was "Killed In Action" when his B-24H collided with B-24H "Shoo Shoo Baby" #42-52587 while on a mission to bomb the Achmer airfield in Germany and crashed near Lake Belterwijde, Holland (Netherlands) during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 36398227
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on
B-24H "Dark Rhapsody" #41-29466:
Amich, Aleck A ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, WI
Burke, Joseph R ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, IL
Griffin, Donald G ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NY
Gum, Robert A ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, PA
Hazen, Fred P ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, MA
McCord, George M ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, IA
McCoy, Dennis J ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, PA
Radich, Bogan ~ S/Sgt, Radio Operator, MN
Rose, Philip M ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
( The entire crew perished )
For airmen who perished on
B-24H "Shoo Shoo Baby" #42-52587 see:
Russell, Gordon R ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, NY
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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