Ronald A. Burdo
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Ronald Allen Burdo was born on July 24, 1920 in Cheboygan, Michigan
and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps
on September 20, 1940, aged 20.
He was killed in action, aged 22, on August 7, 1942 at Gavutu
, Solomon Islands
, during the Battle of Guadalcanal.
USS Burdo
(APD-133) was named in his honor.
Cheboygan, Michigan
Cheboygan is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 5,295. It is the county seat of Cheboygan County....
and enlisted in the United States Marine Corps
United States Marine Corps
The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
on September 20, 1940, aged 20.
He was killed in action, aged 22, on August 7, 1942 at Gavutu
Gavutu
Gavutu is a small islet in the Central Province of the Solomon Islands, some 500 metres in length. It is one of the Nggela Islands....
, Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...
, during the Battle of Guadalcanal.
Namesake
In 1944, the high speed transportHigh speed transport
High Speed Transports were converted destroyers and destroyer escorts used to support amphibious operations in World War II and afterward. They received the US Hull classification symbol APD; "AP" for transport and "D" for destroyer....
USS Burdo
USS Burdo (APD-133)
USS Burdo was a of the United States Navy, named after Private Ronald A. Burdo , a Marine who was killed in action at Gavutu, during the Battle of Guadalcanal....
(APD-133) was named in his honor.