Burton English

  • 1st Lieutenant
  • World War II
  • West Wall (by Entrance Door)
  • 1941

Lake View, Iowa

Mar 14, 1920

Oct 01, 1943

Biography

Year at ISU: 1941

First Lieutenant Burton Clyde English was born in Lake View, Iowa Mr. and Mrs. Thomas English on March 14, 1920. His last home address was in Lytton, Iowa.

Burton entered service on January 28, 1942 in Chicago, Illinois. He made second lieutenant on October 9, 1942 and first lieutenant sometime in April 1943. He flew 32 missions with the 15th Air Force stationed in Italy.

Burton died over Switzerland on October 1, 1943 following a bombing raid on Munich, Germany. His awards and citations include the Air Medal, five Oak Leaf Clusters, and the Purple Heart.