Kenneth William Burbank is the son of William Howard "Henry" Burbank III (1886-1962) and Jeanette M. DuBois (1890-1967). He was born on July 4, 1916 in Revere, Essex, Massachusetts, USA. He had siblings Howard W (1919-1988) and Malcolm C Burbank (1921-1974).
He enlisted into the US Navy on March 17, 1945 and served until April 18, 1946. A few years later, he married Gladys Gertrude Clark (1916-1993) on June 26, 1949 in Lynn, MA. The couple had children together including Bruce Edward (1943-2013) and Sharon Gail Burbank (1944-1993).
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