Joseph Daniel Burt

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Name: Joseph Daniel Burt
Location of Birth: Armstrong, Iowa
Date of Birth: May 10, 1890
Date of Death: March 5, 1949 (58 years old)
Parents: Peter Hutchison Burt and Anna Eliza (Davis) Burt
High School and Class:
College:
Highest Rank: PVT (Private)
Branch: Army
Other Branch:
Date Sworn In: February 28, 1918 (Enlistment Date)
Place Sworn In:
Date of Discharge: January 20, 1919 (Discharge Date)
Place of Discharge:
Military Awards:

Military Highlights:
Served in Minnesota 66 Spruce Squadron.

Information in the United States, World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947:
Name: Joseph D. Burt
Race: Caucasian
Marital Status: Single
Birth Date: May 10, 1890
Birth Place: Iowa
Residence Date: 1917-1918
Residence Place: Itasca County, Minnesota, USA
Occupation: Farming
Physical Build: Stout
Height: Medium
Hair Color: Dark
Eye Color: Blue

Information in the United States, World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947:
Name: Joseph D. Burt
Gender: Male
Age: 51
Birth Date: May 10, 1890
Birth Place: Armstrong, Iowa, USA
Residence Place: Splithand Township, Minnesota, USA
Registration Date: About 1941
Military Draft Date: 1942
Occupation: Farmer
Height: 5' 10"
Weight: 200
Complexion: Ruddy
Hair Color: Gray
Eye Color: Gray
Next of Kin: Anes C. Burt
Other obvious physical characteristics that will aid in identification: scar on second finger of right hand

Wars Involved:
World War I

MIA / POW:

Civilian Life:
Joseph came to the Splithand community in Itasca County to farm in 1912. He had been a resident of the Splithand community for 37 years.

He married Agnes Christine Rasmussen of the Splithand community on May 5, 1920.

Joseph's siblings were Ethel Florence (Burt) Anderberg, Robert Hutchison Burt, George Vernon Burt, Roy Alva Burt, Annie Eliza (Burt) Christopher, and Allan D. Burt.

Survivors are his wife, Agnes; eight sons, Allan, Arnold, Robert, Scott, Charles, William, Joseph, and Wayne; three daughters, Josephine Ann (Burt) Crowe, Bonnie Lou Fontaine, and Shirley; three brothers, George, Allan, and Roy; and two sisters, Mrs. John Christopher and Mrs. Martin Auderberg.

Buried in Harris Cemetery at Grand Rapids, Minnesota. (Plot 1.11.3.2.)

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