Burge, Vernon Lee, Col

Deceased

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Service Details

Last Rank
Colonel

Primary Unit
1939-1939, AAF MOS 1060, 6th Bomb Group, Very Heavy

Service Years
1907 - 1942

Last Photo

Personal Details

Home State

Illinois

Year of Birth
1888

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Contact Info

Home Town Fisher, Illinois	Last Address San Antonio, Texas
Date of Passing Sep 06, 1971
Location of Interment Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery (VA) - San Antonio, Texas	Wall/Plot Coordinates Section E, Site 237

Official Badges

Unofficial Badges

Military Associations and Other Affiliations


	1971, National Cemetery Administration (NCA)
	2015, Air Force Memorial (AFM) - Assoc. Page

Additional Information

Last Known Activity:

He is known as the first enlisted pilot. In 1912 while he was a corporal and an airplane mechanic he was trained and qualified as a pilot. At first the Army brass objected to it but then relented and he was promoted to sergeant. In 1917 he was commissioned and retired as a colonel in 1942.

Other Comments:

Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernon_Burge
http://earlyaviators.com/eburge.htm
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=70701894
http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=1420
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0IBP/is_5_47/ai_101496072/
http://home.ancestry.com

1939-1939, AAF MOS 1060, 6th Bomb Group, Very Heavy

From Month/Year June / 1939	To Month/Year August / 1939
Unit 6th Bomb Group, Very Heavy Unit Page
Rank Colonel	AFSC/MOS AAF MOS 1060-Bombardment Unit Commander
Base, Station or City Albrook Field, Canal Zone	State/Country Panama

Patch	6th Bomb Group, Very Heavy Details

	Type Bomber
	Parent Unit Bombardment Units	Strength Group
	Created/Owned By Not Specified

Last Updated: Sep 14, 2022

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