shifty5580 Posted September 14, 2021 Share #1 Posted September 14, 2021 Hello Everyone, I just find this ww2 silver star medal, named to George c Burke I try some research but dont find anything about this man... Can you help me? Thanks a lot Bertrand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottplen Posted September 14, 2021 Share #2 Posted September 14, 2021 I found this . Could be your guy ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shifty5580 Posted September 14, 2021 Author Share #3 Posted September 14, 2021 Hello scott, thanks for your help, It's maybe him, but dont find any trace of a silver star on his ww2 record Bertrand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith Posted September 14, 2021 Share #4 Posted September 14, 2021 A more common name than one might expect. There were at least two WWII Silver Star recipients named George Burke, with different middle initials. Legit-looking medal, with nice hand-done slant engraving. Where did you find it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Posted September 14, 2021 Share #5 Posted September 14, 2021 The medal has been around for a minute: I agree that the engraving looks fine...just a matter of who he was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith Posted September 14, 2021 Share #6 Posted September 14, 2021 Hmmmm, yeah. Pity, looks to remain unidentified - maybe stay that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shifty5580 Posted September 14, 2021 Author Share #7 Posted September 14, 2021 Thanks for your help I just bought it to a french collector so I suppose it's the same guy 😃 I try after with golden arrow research, maybe he can help me Bertrand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeclown Posted September 15, 2021 Share #8 Posted September 15, 2021 At Hall of Valor I found only 1 George Burke that could fit your person as this ones SS was awarded in 45 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shifty5580 Posted September 15, 2021 Author Share #9 Posted September 15, 2021 Thanks Joe, I see him but it was George e Burke and on my medal it's a george C Burke... Not easy to identified it! Bertrand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blacksmith Posted September 15, 2021 Share #10 Posted September 15, 2021 2 hours ago, joeclown said: At Hall of Valor I found only 1 George Burke that could fit your person as this ones SS was awarded in 45 That is the wrong middle initial entry I referred to above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeclown Posted September 15, 2021 Share #11 Posted September 15, 2021 https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137071739/george-carlisle-burke This may be him since the newspaper article names his wife and this matches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shifty5580 Posted September 16, 2021 Author Share #12 Posted September 16, 2021 Thanks for your help Hope that we can discover who he was Bertrand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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