FORMER AKRON BOY KILLED IN ACTION ON LEYTE ISLAND
Word has been received of the death of Pfc. William Francis Burnight, second son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Burnight of Los Angeles, Calif., former residents of Akron. He was the grandson of Mrs. Sadie Stinton and Mrs. Delia Burnight of Akron.
Pfc. Burnight was a Paratrooper of the 187th Glider Infantry and was killed in action on Leyte Island, of the Philippine Islands, on December 6, 1944. Besides his parents, he is survived by three brothers, James Burnight, of the U.S. Marine Corps; Virgil T. Burnight, S 1/c, of the U.S.N.R.; and Cecil Burnight, at his home in Los Angeles.
Source: LeMars Sentinel, January 30, 1945
***Further Research:
James E. and Marjorie Beatrice Stinton Burnight Family William Francis”Bill” Burnight was born Dec. 13, 1924 to James E. and Marjorie Beatrice Stinton Burnight.
He died Dec. 6, 1944 and is buried in Manila American Cemetery and Memorial, Taguig City, Philippines. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Source: ancestry.com; abmc.gov
