Enl. 17 May, 1918, R.A. Machine Gun Officers' Training School, Camp Hancock, Ga. Dis. 16 Sept 1918 to accept commission. Appointed 2d Lieut., Inf., unassigned, 16 Sept., 1918. Born 9 June, 1897, at Pawtucket, R.I., son of Edward Clifton and Mary Elizabeth (Wright) Burnham of Hopedale; brother of Malcolm Wright (Corporal, Hq. Co., 1st Replacement Depot, A.E.F.) and of Kenneth Nason (Btry. C, 103d Field Arty., 26th Div.). Student, Brown University, Class of 1920. The Gold Star Record of Massachusetts, 1929
where Burnham was at the time of his death. More on the cause of Burnham's death on the Hopedale Women's History Page. Veterans' Menu HOME . |
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