S/Sgt. Arthur Burke
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(Nov. 30, 1944)-- Staff/Sgt. Arthur Burke, 33,
the son of John and Anna Burke
of Washington Avenue, was killed June 9 in the
English Channel.
He is believed to have perished when his landing craft was attacked during the early days of the Normandy landing. Burke is survived by two brothers, Harry and John; and four sisters, Dorothy, Hazel (Rowe), Ethel (Connolly) and Kathleen (Neal); and uncle to 18 nieces and nephews. According to American Battle Monuments Commission, Burke, U.S. Army serial No. 32148158, served in the 3422nd Ordnance Automotive Maintenance Company. He entered the Service from New Jersey, and died on June 9, 1944. Burke is listed on the Missing in Action or Buried at Sea Tablets of the Missing at Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France. He was awarded the Purple Heart. Three Belleville sons, Sgt. Edward Henris, Burke and Sgt. Carmine Olivo were likely to have perished on the same ship as all three served in 3422nd Ordnance Automotive Maintenance Company. The families were notified in July, November and December 1944, respectively.
S/Sgt. Arthur Burke
Telegram courtesy of Mary Ann Rowe, Arthur Burke's niece.
Source:
The Belleville Times, Nov. 30, 1944 National World War II Memorial Mary Ann Rowe, Niece (June 11, 2004)
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