Title
Private First Class George Edsel Burt
Subject
World War II
United States. Army
Description
According to the book Blocton: A History of Alabama Coal Mining Town by Carl Adams, Pfc. George E. Burt was killed on March 24, 1945, during a parachute jump of the 17th Airborne Division.
According to this source: Ancestry.com. Alabama, WWII Military Dead and Wounded, 1944-1946, Pfc. Burt was the son of Mr. I.L. Burt of West Blocton.
A photo of Pfc. Burt's grave can be found at this site: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86511740/george-edsel-burt.
According to this source: Ancestry.com. Alabama, WWII Military Dead and Wounded, 1944-1946, Pfc. Burt was the son of Mr. I.L. Burt of West Blocton.
A photo of Pfc. Burt's grave can be found at this site: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86511740/george-edsel-burt.
Source
Find A Grave
Date
March 24, 1945
Contributor
Tuscaloosa Public Library
Type
Book
Hyperlink
Identifier
2175
Coverage
Bibb County (AL)