Veterans' Memorial Project
John Edward Burroughs
Edwardsville, IL
World War I
Years Attended: 1908-1911
College: Engineering
Service branch: Marines
Rank: Sergeant Major
Date of Birth: 2/4/1894
Date of Death: 4/11/1918
Phi Kappa Sigma; Varsity Track and Field
Further Information:
www.illiniskulls.net/history.html
Visitor Comments
Sgt. Major Burroughs first entered the Army after attending college and later joined the Marines. He earned varsity track and field records in shot put and hammer throw during the 1910-1911 season on campus. He died of influenza at Quantico, Virginia, during a global influenza epidemic. He is buried at Edwardsville, Illinois.-submitted by James Burroughs, grandson
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