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| He was one of five brothers, all of whom served in the armed forces during World War II. Harrison shipped to Europe in September of 1944 and was captured on December 21st. Over the course of his imprisonment he was moved from camp to camp in Germany, and was liberated on April 23, 1945 from a propaganda camp on the Black Sea. He was 24 and held the rank of Sergeant at the time of his capture. Read his personal account in Harrison Burnley's memoir From The Bowels of Hell, World War II, 1944 - 1945 (143k - Acrobat pdf format). | ||||||
In
1956 Harrison Burney rejoined the National Guard's 172nd Armored
Regiment as a tank section Sergeant, retiring from the Guard
when he was 60. Over the course of his working lifetime he was
a coal miner, truck driver, and farmer; he retired from the
General Electric plant in Rutland. Harrison has one son and
two daughters. One daughter is deceased. He and his wife Charlotte
live in Hampton, New York. Harrison is 84. |
 Harrison Burney (front row center), 1944 |
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