Burroughs, Adrian L.

1907 - 1988  (81 years)

• Name	Burroughs, Adrian L.
  Birth	17 Jan 1907  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	BURR.A001
  _FGRAVE	204432115
  Military Service	World War II, Private First Class, 331st Army Air Force Base Unit, United States Army Air Forces  [2]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on May 18, 1944 at Fort Sheridan, Illinois. Selected for the Air Corps, completed basic training, and qualified in the Military Occupational Specialty of Motion Pictures Projectionist (137). Also completed Radio Operator and Field Teletype Service Schools. Assigned to and served stateside with the 331st Army Air Force Base Unit at Barksdale Field, Louisiana, a combat crew training school. Honorably discharged as a Private First Class on September 10, 1945 at Fort Sheridan. Earned the American Campaign Medal and The WWII Victory Medal. (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: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2111326
  		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
  		Private First Class, United States Army and United States Army Air Fores (Sep 1942-Aug 1948)
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		World War II Honoree, Burroughs, Adrian L.
  Death	26 Jun 1988  [1]
  Burial	Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Person ID	I43310	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	20 Jul 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Odd Fellows Cemetery, Xenia, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S15599] https://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Burroghs, Dorothy M. and Adrian L., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/204432115/adrian-l-burroughs) (Reliability: 2). [S15104] https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/, World War II Honoree, Adrian L. Burroughs, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=2111326) (Reliability: 2).