Individual Details
Mark Modrell Burgess
(2 Oct 1902 - 1 Oct 1943)
Mark served as a Quartermaster Third Class, U.S.S. LST 448, U.S. Navy during World War II.
He enlisted from the State of Louisiana on August 2, 1942.
Mark was "Killed In Action", along with 18 of his shipmates at Niarovai Bay, Vella Lavella Island, in the Solomon Islands by Japanese dive bombers while unloading the LST.
Service # 6448237
He enlisted from the State of Louisiana on August 2, 1942.
Mark was "Killed In Action", along with 18 of his shipmates at Niarovai Bay, Vella Lavella Island, in the Solomon Islands by Japanese dive bombers while unloading the LST.
Service # 6448237
Events
| Birth | 2 Oct 1902 | Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana | |||
| Death | 1 Oct 1943 | Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands | |||
| Burial | 10 May 1948 | Fort Scott National Cemetery, Bourbon County, Kansas |  | ||
| Burial | Fullalove Cemetery, Four Forks, Caddo Parish, Louisiana |  | |
Families
| Father | J. Walton Burgess (1866 - 1956) |
| Mother | Lucy Caroline Fullilove (1878 - 1959) |
| Sibling | Etta Elizabeth Burgess (1901 - 1999) |
| Sibling | Fred Doke Burgess (1904 - 1928) |
| Sibling | Eva Elinor Burgess (1906 - 1999) |
Notes
Burial
Memorial for Shreveporter actually buried at Fort Scott National Cemetery in Kansas. Marker notes he was reburied with his shipmates, at his family's request, on May 10, 1948. Their ship, LST 448, was sunk off Vella Lavella. This marker has birth and name information not available on the Fort Scott marker.Endnotes
1. Find a Grave Memorial 437910.
2. Find a Grave Memorial 14579656.