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NAME George Antoine Burlingame, Jr. |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER 354417 |
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| UNIT VMF-211 Mechanic |
HOME OF RECORD 216 Rich Street, Syracuse, NY |
NEXT OF KIN Father, Mr. George Burlingame, Sr. |
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| DATE OF BIRTH February 11, 1917 |
ENTERED SERVICE February 13, 1942 |
DATE OF LOSS February 25, 1943 |
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| REGION Central Pacific |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Palmyra Atoll |
CASUALTY TYPE Accidental Death |
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| CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS PFC George A. Burlingame, Jr. was an aviation mechanic assigned to VMF-211, a Marine fighter squadron based at Palmyra Atoll. On 25 February 1943, Burlingame boarded a “Texan” training aircraft (SNJ 26458) piloted by Lieutenant Bruce Ffoulkes. At 1540 hours, this aircraft collided with an F4F Wildcat flown by Lieutenant Ralph Robinson. The two pilots managed to bail out and were rescued, but PFC Burlingame was not seen again. A Board of Investigation determined that Burlingame was killed in the incident. His body was never recovered. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS — |
LAST KNOWN RANK Private First Class |
STATUS OF REMAINS Not recovered |
MEMORIALS Honolulu Memorial |
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