WWI Draft Registration Card

ADDITIONAL FACTS OF NOTE
Military Information
Age at Enlistment:                        23 years
Home Residence during War:    Pearl, Frederick, MD
Military Years:                               1917-1919
                          Induction 11/5/1917 Private
                          7/24/1918, Private First Class, 
                          Company L, 313th Infantry
                          Overseas (7/8/1918-death) Avocourt sector
                          Meuse-Argonne
                          9/29/1918 Killed in Action
                         Died in service under honorable conditions
Decorations:      Order of St. Sava (Serbian)                        

Personal Information
Occupation:      Farm Laborer
Father:              Luther Columbus Burke
Mother:             Mary A. Diffendal
Spouse:             Single

Cause of Death:   Killed in Action at Montfaucon (France) during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive                  
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Preservation Opportunities

Donors: TBA