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Wayne Henry Burdue
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Rank
Major, U.S. Army
Unit
HQ CO 2 ENGR CMBT BN 2 DIV
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Date of Death
July 31, 1951
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Major Burdue was a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was a Disciples of Christ Chaplain, assigned to Headquarters and Service Company, 2nd Engineer Combat Battalion, 2nd Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while tending to the wounded and dying near Kunu-ri, North Korea on November 30, 1950 and died while a prisoner on July 31, 1951. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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