Burke, James Sr. (Interview outline and video), 2008
Collins Sr., Charles E. (Interviewer)
Collins, Carol (Interviewer)
James Burke, Sr. was born in Pennsylvania on April 29, 1918. James was the second oldest of a very large family of 11 children. He went to school through 5th grade and then began working to help his parents support the family. James enlisted in the Army in early 1942 and went through boot camp in Maryland. After boot camp James went through leadership school and became a staff sergeant. James went to France in 1944 and into Germany in 1945 and then served in Japan for another 3 years with his service not completely ending until 1948.
2008-12-08
Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives
Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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Burke, James, “Burke, James Sr. (Interview outline and video), 2008,” Digital Collections, accessed December 22, 2024, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/27159.