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Elmer J. Burr
May 11, 1908(1908-05-11) – December 25, 1942 (aged 34)
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Place of birth Neenah, Wisconsin
Place of death Buna, New Guinea
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Army
Rank First Sergeant
Unit 127th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division
Battles/wars World War II
Awards Medal of Honor

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Biography

Burr joined the Army from Menasha, Wisconsin, and by December 24, 1942 was serving as a first sergeant in Company I, 127th Infantry Regiment, 32nd Infantry Division. Menasha is a city in Calumet and Winnebago Counties in the US Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes Year 1942 ( MCMXLII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. First Sergeant is the name of a military rank used in some countries The 32nd Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army in World War I and World War II. On that day, in Buna, New Guinea, he smothered the blast of an enemy-thrown hand grenade with his body, sacrificing himself to protect those around him. Buna is a village in Oro Province, Papua New Guinea. It was the site of the Battle of Buna-Gona during World War II. New Guinea, located just north of Australia, is the world's second largest island, having become separated from the Australian mainland when the area now known He died of his wounds the next day. For this action, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor ten months later, on October 11, 1943. Events 1138 - A massive earthquake struck Aleppo, Syria. 1531 - Huldrych Zwingli is killed Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Burr, aged 34 at his death, was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery in his birth place of Neenah, Wisconsin. Neenah is a city on Lake Winnebago in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States.

Medal of Honor citation

First Sergeant Burr's official Medal of Honor citation reads:

For conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action above and beyond the call of duty. During an attack near Buna, New Guinea, on 24 December 1942, 1st Sgt. Burr saw an enemy grenade strike near his company commander. Instantly and with heroic self-sacrifice he threw himself upon it, smothering the explosion with his body. 1st Sgt. Burr thus gave his life in saving that of his commander.

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