John G. Burkhalter [SEP] conflict
John G. Burkhalter
Rev. John G. Burkhalter, was a Baptist minister and highly decorated chaplain who served in World War II and the Korean War. He was part of the D-Day invasion of Normandy at Omaha Beach.
Early days.
Burkhalter was born in Thomasville, Georgia on July 23, 1909. While an adolescent, he boxed professionally under the name "Jacky Mills," and played on the 1929 Miami High School football team. In 1935, Burkhalter was named senior pastor of the West Flagler Park
Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) and included a military band, American flag draped over the coffin, horse-drawn wagon, 21-gun salute, taps, Riderless horse, etc.
External links.
- Biography of Rev. John G. Burkhalter: https://web.archive.org/web/20111001045624/http://www.highrock.com/JohnGBurkhalter/
- John Burkhalter: Hero of the Cross in Korea" All Nations Review, Summer 1951, pages 6–7.
- Miami Daily News on August 6, 1944
- http://www.life.com/image/50876430