Donald Eugene Burks
Updated Feb 06, 2019
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Donald Eugene Burks (1932 - 2004)

Donald Eugene Burks was born on June 16, 1932. He died on May 20, 2004 at 71 years old. He was buried in Missouri Veterans Cemetery / Springfield Section G Row 06 Site 0327, Springfield, Missouri. We know that Donald Eugene Burks had been residing in Fordland, Webster County, Missouri.

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Branch of service: Us Navy Rank attained: HM3 Wars/Conflicts: Korea.
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Missouri Veterans Cemetery / Springfield Section G Row 06 Site 0327, 5201 South Southwood, in Springfield, Missouri

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Fordland, Webster County, Missouri

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Donald Eugene Burks lived 2 years longer than the average Burks family member when he died at the age of 71.

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Branch of service: Us Navy
Rank attained: HM3
Wars/Conflicts: Korea

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1932 - In the year that Donald Eugene Burks was born, on February 27th, actress Elizabeth Taylor was born in London. Her parents were Americans living in London and when she was 7, the family moved to Los Angeles. Her first small part in a movie was in There's One Born Every Minute in 1942 but her first starring role was in National Velvet in 1944. She became as famous for her 8 marriages (to 7 people) as she was for her beauty and films.

1934 - When he was just 2 years old, on November 11th 1933, an extremely strong dust storm hit South Dakota, stripping topsoil. Other strong dust storms had occurred during 1933. Severe droughts continued to hit the Great Plains and the dust storms devastated agricultural production as well as people's' lives for several years. The Roosevelt administration and scientists eventually determined that farming practices had caused the conditions that led to the dust storms and the changes they implemented in farming stopped the Dust Bowl.

1949 - When he was 17 years old, comedian Milton Berle hosted the first telethon show. It raised $1,100,000 for cancer research and lasted 16 hours. The next day, newspapers, in writing about the event, first used the word "telethon."

1971 - When he was 39 years old, in March, Congress passed the Twenty-sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which lowered the voting age to 18 (from 21). It was a response to the criticism that men could fight at 18, but not vote for the policies and politicians who sent them to war. The states quickly ratified the Amendment and it was signed into law on July 1st by President Richard Nixon.

1977 - Donald was 45 years old when on May 25th, Star Wars premiered in theaters. Eventually, it became the highest-grossing film of all time - until E.T. surpassed it a few years later. It was an immediate hit with theatergoers.

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Donald Eugene Burks died on May 20, 2004 at 71 years old. No cause of death has been listed. He was buried in Missouri Veterans Cemetery / Springfield Section G Row 06 Site 0327, Springfield, Missouri. He was born on June 16, 1932. There is no information about Donald's immediate family. We know that Donald Eugene Burks had been residing in Fordland, Webster County, Missouri.

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