Sterling M. Burdick

Korean War
Service #19300125
UnitA BTRY 987 ARMD FA BN 40 DIV
RankMaster Sergeant U.S. Army
Date of DeathJune 12 1953
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
4
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
Silver Star
United Nations Service Medal
For his leadership and valor, Master Sergeant Burdick was awarded the Silver Star, the Purple Heart, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Master Sergeant Burdick was a member of Battery A, 987th Armored Field Artillery Battalion, 40th Infantry Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy in North Korea on June 12, 1953. He was presumed dead on June 13, 1954. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.