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North
High School Wall of Honor
Gerald Clayton Burch
Class of June 1938 |
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| Research
done by Claradell Shedd, Class of 1953. PAGE IN PROGRESS |
| Gerald
Clayton Burch |
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Gerald graduated in the June, 1938
North High class. He enlisted at the Memorial Armory, East First Street,
Des Moines, IA. His service number was 37653434. Gerald's next of
kin was listed as Mr. C.W. Burch, 1108 Clark Street, Des Moines, IA.
Served in WWII, Korea, and Vietnam.
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| Gerald Clayton Burch |
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| Year |
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Rank |
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Status |
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| June, 1938 |
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Graduated |
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Graduated from North High
School, Des Moines, IA. He was in Home Room 303. |
| 1930 Census
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x |
Employed |
x |
Living at 1100 Sixth Avenue,
Des Moines, IA |
| date |
x |
 |
x |
Iowa National Guard |
| 18 Jun 1939 |
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Family |
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Married Barbara Faye Young
in Des Moines, IA. Barbara Faye Young was North High School, Class
of June 1938. (born November 18, 1920; died December 27, 2002) |
| May 28,
1941 |
|
Family |
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Daughter Pamella Sue"Penny"
Burch born in Des Moines, IA. Died May 26, 2013. Penny was NHS,
1959. |
| after 1941 |
x |
Family |
x |
Married Mary Virginia
Kelley Voliva (born 27 April 27, 1922; died July 29, 2004) |
| December
31 , 1942 |
x |
Enlisted |
x |
Camp Dodge Herrold, Polk,
Iowa, USA |
| July 6,
1943 |
x |
US Army/2nd
Lt. |
x |
Service Start Date |
| February
5, 1945 |
x |
US Army |
x |
Overseas through June
10, 1946 |
| August 23,
1946 |
x |
US Army |
x |
Overseas through November
1, 1947 |
| May 2, 1949 |
x |
 |
x |
1949 WWII Bonus paperwork
submitted. Residence shown as 4017 1st Street, Des Moines, IA. |
| 1952 |
x |
US Army |
x |
Infantry School; Advanced
Course |
| 1956 |
x |
US Army |
x |
Command and General Staff
College Graduate; Fort Leavenworth, KS |
| 1961 |
x |
 |
x |
BGE Muni University of
Omaha |
| January
1, 1962 |
x |
US Army |
x |
Promoted to Major |
| date |
x |
US Army/Lt.Col |
x |
Promoted to Lieutenant
Colonel |
| July 7,
1965 |
x |
US Army/Col
|
x |
Promoted to Colonel |
March 6,
1968-
Nov 5, 1969 |
x |
US Army/Col |
x |
Vietnam |
| March 31,
1978 |
x |
US Army/Discharge |
x |
Fort Ord, CA. Retirement
in Chatsworth, CA |
| Dec. 10
, 1991 |
x |
Deceased |
x |
Interred at Los Angeles
National Cemetery; Los Angeles, CA. Find-A-Grave Memorial #3693581;
Plot C-294, 10 |
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Command and General Staff
College, Leavenworth, KS
The United States Army Command and General Staff College (CGSC or, obsolete,
USACGSC) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, is a graduate school for United
States Army and sister service officers, interagency representatives,
and international military officers. The college was established in
1881 by William Tecumseh Sherman as the School of Application for Infantry
and Cavalry, (later simply the Infantry and Cavalry School), a training
school for infantry and cavalry officers. In 1907 it changed its title
to the School of the Line. The curriculum expanded throughout World
War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War and continues
to adapt to include lessons learned from current conflicts.
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Walla.
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| Gerald Clayton Burch with wife,
Mary Virginia Kelley Burch |
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| Colonel Gerald Clayton Burch
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| Los Angeles National Cemetery;
Los Angeles, CA; Plot C-294, 10 |
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Gerald
Clayton Burch
Colonel
Infantry
US Army |
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Top: National Defense Service w/1 OLC; Army Commendation w/3OLC;
Europe, Africa, Middle East;
WWII Victory Medal; Army Occupation/Germany;
Middle Row: Korean Service; United Nation/Korea; Vietnam Presidential
Unit Citation;
Republic of Vietnam Fourragers;
Bottom Row: Vietnam Service; Vietnam Campaign; Bronze Star w/1OLC;
Vietnam Commendation; Legion of Merit w/1OLC
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| References |
(1)
Information was obtained from the Records on Military Personnel
Who Died, were Missing in Action, or Prisoners of War as a result
of the Vietnam War. This document can be found online at the National
Archives and Records Administration at http://www.archives.gov/.
(2) The comprehensive list of names from North High's 1893-2018
graduation classes are from Claradell Shedd's North Des Moines
High School website. The names of North High School graduates
can be found online at: http://www.ndmhs.com/.
Gerald Clayton Burch's 1938 class page is: http://www.ndmhs.com/pages/yearclass1938(1988.50).html. |
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| Died
12/10/91 in Los Angeles, CA. |
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