Lt. Col. Francis Joseph Burkhardt

1922 - 2011  (89 years)

• Name	Francis Joseph Burkhardt
  Title	Lt. Col.
  Nickname	Peck
  Born	24 Jan 1922	Braddock, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	25 Mar 2011	San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, USA   [1]
  Buried	13 Apr 2011	Monument Cemetery, Monument, El Paso County, Colorado, USA   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I128856	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	3 May 2020

  
  

  Father	Francis Charles Burkhardt,   b. 22 Oct 1888, Malaga Township, Monroe County, Ohio, USA ,   d. 13 Apr 1939, Braddock Hills, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 50 years)
  Mother	Mary Grace Kelly,   b. 11 Aug 1899, Rankin, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. 19 Nov 1979, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA  (Age 80 years)
  Married	25 Nov 1920	Braddock Hills, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
  Family ID	F24432	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Beverly June Gulick
  Children	1. Patricia Burkhardt
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F95438	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S926] Find-A-Grave, (www.findagrave.com). [S927] Obituary. Lt. Col. Burkhardt, age 89 of San Antonio passed away 25 March 2011. A native of Braddock Hills Borough Pennsylvania, Peck trained as a pilot in the Army Air Corps and served his country as a USAF Pilot flying missions in a B-24 during WWII. Following WWII, he attended the University of Pittsburgh, married Beverly Gulick of Williamsport, Pennsylvania and was recalled to military service for the Korean Conflict. During this period he became an Aircraft Maintenance Staff Officer and served in this capacity for the remainder of his career including Vietnam. He flew Combat Sorties in WWII, Korea and Vietnam. He served four years in Norway with the MAAG, retired from the military in 1970 and became a licensed homebuilder in Colorado. He is survived by his loving wife of 63 years, Beverly; daughter, Patricia Leahy and son-in-law, Mike Leahy of Colorado Springs; grandsons, Michael and Matthew; 5 great grandchildren; sisters, Marylane Conner, Irmina Thompson; brothers, Eugene and Raymond Burkhardt and numerous nieces and nephews. A memorial service will be held at the Army Residence Community Chapel on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at 1:30 P.M. Interment will be at Monument, Colorado with full military honors.