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Casualty Info
Home Town San Diego, CA
Last Address Long Beach, CA
Casualty Date Nov 05, 1950
Cause KIA-Killed in Action
Reason Air Loss, Crash - Land
Location Korea
Conflict Korean War
Location of Interment Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial - Honolulu, Hawaii
Wall/Plot Coordinates Court 8 (cenotaph)
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Aviation Electronics Man First Class Burt was a crew member of PBM-5 patrol bomber with Patrol Squadron 46, US Navy. He was listed as Missing in Action while participating in aerial support over Korea on November 5, 1950.
Name: James Bryan Burt Jr. Birth Date: 6 Aug 1924 Birth City: San Diego State Registered: California Death Date: 5 Nov 1950 Death Country: Korea Death Description: Missing in Action - Presumed Dead War: Korean War Title: Aviation Electrician's Mate, Third Class, U.S. Navy Rank: Aviation Electrician's Mate, Third Class Service: U.S. Navy Service ID: 3568199
Notes: Aviation Electronics Man First Class Burt was a crew member of PBM-5 patrol bomber with Patrol Squadron 46, U.S. Navy. He was listed as Missing in Action while participating in aerial support over Korea on November 5, 1950. He was presumed dead on March 29, 1951. Aviation Electronics Man First Class Burt was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, 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.