Burton, Allen Edwin

1924 - 1975  (51 years)

• Name	Burton, Allen Edwin
  Birth	1924
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BURT.A002
  _FGRAVE	18662660
  Military Service	World War II, Corporal, 4th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, United States Army Air Forces  [1]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on February 2, 1943 at Chicago, Illinois. Selected for the Air Corps, completed basic training, attended the Armament Service School at Santa Anita, California and qualified in the military occupational specialty of Aircraft Armorer (911). Departed the U.S. on December 21, 1943 bound for duty in the Caribbean. Assigned to and served with the B-26 Martin Marauder-equipped 4th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron in the Antilles Air Command. Earned the Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal and WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Corporal on November 16, 1945 at the Separation Base, Santa Anna, California. This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission. Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=2060354
  		World War II Honoree, Burton, Allen E.
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		United States Army Air Forces
  		Corporal, United States Army and United States Army Air Forces (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Burton, Allen Edwin (1924-1975) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		American Campaign Medal, United States Military
  		American Campaign Medal, United States
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Martin B-26 Marauder
  Death	1975
  Burial	Smith Cemetery, Sailor Springs, Clay County, Illinois
  Person ID	I25953	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024

  
  

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