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HONORED ON PANEL 62E, LINE 15 OF THE WALL
JOHN THOMAS BURTON
WALL NAME
JOHN T BURTON
PANEL / LINE
62E/15
DATE OF BIRTH
CASUALTY PROVINCE
DATE OF CASUALTY
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LEFT FOR JOHN THOMAS BURTON
POSTED ON 3.27.2014
POSTED BY: Carl Kelley
A True hero
Used to play basketball with Johnny and Rudy Bostleman at recess. I've heard the stories about how the North Vietnamese hated him cause he was a very successful marine. My hero for sure. Wish he was still around doing the same to the terrorists.
POSTED ON 1.25.2012
POSTED BY: DONNA BURTON ALEXANDER
YOU TOUCHED MANY LIVES
YOUR MEMORY IS VERY MUCH ALIVE AND YOU ARE STILL LOVED AND RESPECTED BY FELLOW MARINES, FAMILY, AND FRIENDS.
POSTED ON 11.24.2010
POSTED BY: Robert Sage
We Remember
John is buried at Wilson Co Memorial Gardens, Lebanon,TN.
POSTED ON 10.14.2005
POSTED BY: CLAY MARSTON
IN REMEMBRANCE OF THIS MOST HEROIC UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS SERVICEMAN, A POSTHUMOUS RECIPIENT OF THE SILVER STAR, WHOSE NAME SHALL LIVE FOREVER MORE
SERGEANT
JOHN THOMAS BURTON
who served with
LIMA COMPANY
3rd BATTALION
27th MARINES
1st MARINE DIVISION
FLEET MARINE FORCE, PACIFIC
was a posthumous recipient of the
SILVER STAR
PURPLE HEART
USMC GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL
NATIONAL DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL
VIETNAM SERVICE MEDAL
REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM CAMPAIGN SERVICE MEDAL
THE PROUD YOUNG VALOR THAT ROSE ABOVE THE MORTAL
AND THEN, AT LAST, WAS MORTAL AFTER ALL
YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN
NOR SHALL YOU EVER BE
2 OCTOBER 2000