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Caswell County Genealogy
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 1921 - 1998 (76 years)
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| Name |
Burke, Wallace Lee [1] |
| Birth |
30 Nov 1921 |
Alamance County, North Carolina  [1] |
| Gender |
Male |
| Reference Number |
7507 |
| Death |
14 Nov 1998 |
Roxboro, Person County, North Carolina [1] |
| Burial |
Yanceyville United Methodist Church, Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina [1] |
| Person ID |
I7392 |
Caswell County |
| Last Modified |
13 Oct 2023 |
| Family |
Pleasant, Corinna Jewell, b. 3 Jan 1918, Olive Hill, Person County, North Carolina d. 30 Jun 2003, Roxboro, Person County, North Carolina (Age 85 years) |
| Marriage |
13 Oct 1943 |
Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina |
| Reference Number |
78182 |
| Children |
| | 1. Burke, Wallace Lee Jr., b. 5 Sep 1944, Alamance County, North Carolina d. 1 Feb 2017, Roxboro, Person County, North Carolina (Age 72 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
| + | 2. Living |
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| Family ID |
F3965 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
13 Oct 2023 |
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| Notes |
- Wallace Lee Burke (1921-1998)
(for larger image, click on photograph)
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Fire Department photograph (from left to right): Robert Ham, Bill Murphy, Dorsey Bradner, Dallas Briggs, Wallace Burke, Tom Poteat, Earl Watlington, Billy Oakley, Rigby Green, Robert Brooks, and Johnny Harwood (fire chief).
From Left (Cole Chevrolet Photograph): Clyde Cole, Irving Reagan, Wallace Burke, Bessie Shaw, Billy Oakley, Steve Poteat, Billy Aldridge, and Jim Aldridge).
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In September 1977, the Caswell County Board of Commissioners presented a certificate of appreciation to Wallace Lee Burke for 12 years of volunteer service as the County Civil Preparedness Director.
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Birth Record
Name: Wallace Lee Burke
Date of Birth: 30 Nov 1921
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth County: Caswell
Parent1 Name:Claude W Burke
Parent2 Name:Flora Nicks
Roll Number:B_C020_68001
Volume: 9
Page: 201
Source: Ancestry.com. North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005
World War II Service Record
Name: Wallace Lee Burke
Date of Entrance in Service: January 2, 1942
Branch of Service: Army Air Corps, 268th Army
Training Stations: Fort Jackson, South Carolina; McDill Field, Tampa, Florida; Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho; Wendover Field, Utah; Sioux City, Iowa; Mitchell Field, South Dakota; Kearney, Nebraska; Colorado Springs, Colorado; Seymour-Johnson Field, North Carolina
Parents' Name: Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Burke
Theater of Operations: American
Discharged: Seymour-Johnson Field, Goldsboro, North Carolina, November 15, 1945
Rank: Sergeant
Time Served: Forty-six months, twelve days
Present Occupation: Mechanic
Source: Service Record Book of Men and Women of Yanceyville, N.C., and Community, Sponsored by the V.F.W. Post No. 7316 (1947-1949)
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- Details: Gravestone at Yanceyville United Methodist Church (Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina).
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