BURGESS, Coy, Cpl 653 (Squad Leader) SN: 379488
Born: 27 Jan 1923 Wichita Falls, Texas
Enlisted: Feb 1942 Texas (Home of Record: 1606 Taylor Street, Wichita Falls, Texas)
Died: 18 Jun 1944 (DOW, Saipan, Northern Marianas Islands)
Interred: Buried at Sea by Naval authority. His name is inscribed on the Tablets of the Missing of the Honolulu Memorial, located at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, HI.

1st Recruit Battalion, Recruit Depot, MCB, San Diego, CA
Feb 1942 Pvt (Recruit) 1st Recruit Bn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA
Apr 1942 Pvt (Recruit) 1st Recruit Bn, RD, MCB, San Diego, CA” 4,to MB, NAS, San Diego, Calif.”

Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station, San Diego, CA
Apr 1942 Pvt, Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station, San Diego, CA”4, Jd fr RDep, MCB, San Diego,CA”
Jul 1942 Pvt, Marine Barracks, Naval Air Station, San Diego, CA

B Co, 1st Bn, 6th Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, FMF, In the Field
Oct 1942 Pvt, B Co, 1stBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, At Sea (Wellington, New Zealand)
Jan 1943 Pvt, B Co, 1stBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands)
Apr 1943 PFC, B Co, 1stBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Wellington, New Zealand) “ msm.”
Jul 1943 PFC, B Co, 1stBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Wellington, New Zealand)
Oct 1943 Cpl, B Co, 1stBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Wellington, New Zealand)”5-10, on board USS ORMSBY for amphibious training; 23, emb on board USS FELAND, 23-31, on board USS FELAND at Wellington, N.Z.”
Nov 1943 Cpl, B Co, 1stBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field (Tarawa, Gilbert Islands)
Jan 1944 Cpl, B Co, 1stBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field(Camp Tarawa, Hilo, Hawaii, T.H.) “9-11, fur; 21-25, sk B-2-Med”
Apr 1944 Cpl 653, B Co, 1stBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field(Camp Tarawa, Hilo, Hawaii, T.H.)”10-15, sk Bn Ward”
Jun 1944 Cpl 653, B Co, 1stBn, 6thMar, 2ndMarDiv, FMF, In the Field(Saipan, Marianas Islands)”18, DOW”

Based on this service record, I believe that we can confidently state that he rates the following awards for WWII:
Purple Heart Medal
Combat Action Ribbon
Navy Presidential Unit Citation
American Campaign Medal
Asiatic/Pacific Campaign Medal-3 stars
World War II Victory Medal

Burgess, Coy, Cpl