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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Burke Gilliam

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Honored By

Anne Hoopingarner Ridder

Relationship

Niece

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

ENTRY: MARCH 3, 1942, FT. SILL, OKLAHOMA. COMMISSION TO 2ND LIEUTENANT. OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL, GRINNELL, IOWA; DECEMBER, 1942. DP TRANSPORTATION CORPS, BROOKLYN ARMY BASE, NEW YORK. ADJUTANT GENERAL'S SCHOOL, FT. WASHINGTON, MARYLAND, JUNE 1943. PROMOTION TO CAPTAIN, MAY 24, 1944. DEPLOYED TO LONDON, ENGLAND, MAY 31, 1944. SHIP PASSAGE TO NORMANDY BASE SECTION, EUROPEAN THEATERS OF OPERATION, AUGUST, 1944. EXECUTIVE PERSONNEL STAFF OFFICER, NORMANDY BASE SECTION AND CHANOR BASE SECTION. PROMOTED TO MAJOR, MARCH, 1944. AWARDS: BRONZE STAR MEDAL AND BRONZE SERVICE STAR FOR NORTHERN FRANCE CAMPAIGN. SEPARATION: JULY 24, 1946, CAMP CHAFFEE, ARKANSAS.