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Michael A Burdi 1922 - 1979

Michael A Burdi of Kings County, New York United States was born on November 29, 1922 in New York, and died at age 56 years old on July 1, 1979. Michael Burdi was buried at Long Island National Cemetery Section 3B Site 159 Wellwood Avenue, in Farmingdale.

Michael A Burdi

Kings County, New York United States

November 29, 1922

New York, New York, United States

July 1, 1979

New York, United States

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Introduction

Michael A Burdi, born on November 29, 1922, was the son of Italian immigrants Saverio Burdi (born Feb 12, 1882) and Eufenia Salerno (born 1894), and grew up with his siblings William and Joseph Burdi in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA. Enlisting on August 28, 1942, at Fort Jay on Governors Island, New York, Michael was assigned to the Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers. He served in the United States Army during World War II for three years, three months, and nineteen days, with his service start date on September 11, 1942, and service end date on December 30, 1945. After his military service, Michael settled in Belleville, New Jersey, USA, where he lived with his wife Mary S Burdi (1927-2007), and they had one son together.
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November 29, 1922

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New York, New York United States

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Ethnicity & Family History

He was white of Italian roots. His father was born in Biteto Bari, Italy and immigrated to the US arriving in New York, New York on May 23, 1903. His mother was born in Italy as well and immigrated to the United States in 1912 at the age of 8.
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Michael Burdi was born in New York and grew up in Brooklyn, Kings, New York, USA. He lived there for the first part of his life until he enlisted into the military in 1942. Afterwards, he lived in Belleville, New Jersey, USA.
Early Life & Education

At the time of enlistment, he had completed 1 year of high school.
Military Service

Michael A Burdi was a Private in the United States Army during World War II. He enlisted on August 28, 1942, at Fort Jay on Governors Island, New York, with the military serial number 32440199. He was initially assigned to the Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, which meant that his specific duties and responsibilities were not yet determined at the time of his enlistment. According to his enlistment records, Michael A Burdi was classified as a "Selectee" which referred to men who were drafted into military service, rather than enlisting voluntarily. Selectees were typically assigned to basic military training and then assigned to various positions based on their skills and qualifications. Michael A Burdi's terms of enlistment were for the duration of the war or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law. This meant that he was committed to serving for the entirety of World War II and would not be discharged until the war was over, unless he was discharged earlier by the President or according to other legal provisions. Michael A Burdi's service start date was September 11, 1942, and his service end date was December 30, 1945. This means that he served for a total of three years, three months, and nineteen days in the United States Army during World War II.
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Michael worked in the production of miscellaneous food products.
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1979

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July 1, 1979

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New York United States
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Long Island National Cemetery Section 3B Site 159 Wellwood Avenue, in Farmingdale, Ny 11735
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Michael A Burdi lived 18 years shorter than the average family member when died at the age of 56.

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In 1922, in the year that Michael A Burdi was born, on James Joyce's 40th birthday, his book Ulysses was published in France. The book covers the experiences of an Irishman in Dublin on an ordinary day, 16 June 1904. Now considered a classic, it was controversial at the time. Due to some sexual content, the book was banned in the U.S. during the 1920's and the U.S. Post Office destroyed 500 copies of the novel.

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In 1933, by the time he was just 11 years old, the day after being inaugurated, the new President, Franklin Roosevelt, declared a four-day bank holiday to stop people from withdrawing their money from shaky banks (the bank run). Within 5 days of his administration, the Emergency Banking Act was passed - reorganizing banks and closing insolvent ones. In his first 100 days, he asked Congress to repeal Prohibition (which they did), signed the Tennessee Valley Authority Act, signed legislation that paid commodity farmers to leave their fields fallow, thus ending surpluses and boosting prices, signed a bill that gave workers the right to unionize and bargain collectively for higher wages and better working conditions as well as suspending some antitrust laws and establishing a federally funded Public Works Administration, and won passage of 12 other major laws that helped the economy.

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