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Revision as of 15:41, 28 November 2010
Ronald Allen Burdo was born on July 24, 1920 in Cheboygan, Michigan and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on September 20, 1940, aged 20.
He was killed in action, aged 22, on August 7, 1942 at Gavutu, Solomon Islands, during the Battle of Guadalcanal.
Namesake
In 1944, the high speed transport USS Burdo (APD-133) was named in his honor.
See also
References
This article incorporates text from the public domain Dictionary of American Naval Fighting Ships.
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