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John W Burke 1922 - 2011

John W Burke was born on May 15, 1922, and died at age 89 years old on December 21, 2011. John Burke was buried at Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery Section 2A Row E Site 7 2465 Chesapeake Road, in Bear, De. Family, friend, or fan, this family history biography is for you to remember John W Burke.
John W Burke
May 15, 1922
December 21, 2011
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  • 05/15
    1922

    Birthday

    May 15, 1922
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    Unknown
    Birthplace
  • Military Service

    Branch of service: Us Marine Corps Rank attained: CPL Wars/Conflicts: World War Ii
  • 12/21
    2011

    Death

    December 21, 2011
    Death date
    Unknown
    Cause of death
    Unknown
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

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    Funeral date
    Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery Section 2A Row E Site 7 2465 Chesapeake Road, in Bear, De 19701
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In 1922, in the year that John W Burke was born, on June 22, coal miners in Herrin Illinois, were on strike (coal miners had been on strike nationally since April 1). The striking miners were outraged at the strikebreakers (scabs) that the company had brought in and laid siege to the mine. Three union workers were killed when gunfire was exchanged. The next day, union miners killed 23 strikebreakers and mine guards. No one, on either side, ever faced jail time.
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In 1945, he was 23 years old when on August 6th, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima. On August 9th, an atomic bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. At least 129,000 people were killed in the two bombings and they still remain the only use of atomic bombs in war. An invasion on mainland Japan had been planned but President Truman ordered the bombs dropped instead.
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