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Jerry Towery BurkeAge: 29 years19441973

Name
Jerry Towery Burke
Given names
Jerry Towery
Surname
Burke
Birth February 8, 1944 27 22
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 5 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 22 months)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death November 15, 1973 (Age 29 years)
Burial
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father
John Delbert “Johnnie” Burke
Birth: November 22, 1916 30 24Trigg, Kentucky, United States
Death: March 11, 2011Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
mother
Mary Ita Towery
Birth: May 26, 1921Caldwell, Kentucky, United States
Death: May 18, 2010Hopkinsville, Christian, Kentucky, United States
brother
Private
himself
Jerry Towery Burke
Birth: February 8, 1944 27 22Christian, Kentucky, United States
Death: November 15, 1973Christian, Kentucky, United States

Jerry Towery Burke has 13 first cousins recorded

Father's family (13)

Parents Clarence Ewing Burke + Lorine Laura Robinson
2Robert Ewing Burke19352015
Parents Thomas Elzie Burke + Frankie Frances Robinson
1Gladys Ann Burke19332002
3Grace Evelyn Burke19372023
4Betty Lou Burke19391993
Parents Thomas Elzie Burke + Lola Alice Powell
1Private
2Private
Parents Charles Owen Burke + Private
1Private
2Private
3Private
4Private

Mother's family (0)