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u-s-marine-corps-report-of-separation

navmc-78-pd

last-name: BURKITT

suffix:

first-name: Donovan

middle-names: Evans

rank: Sgt

pay-grade: 4

serial-number: 437713

permanent-address: 507 Libbie Ave., Richmond, Va.

race: W

sex: M

citizen: Yes

date-of-birth: 1923-12-02

address-for-employment: 507 Libbie Ave., Richmond, Va.

married: Yes

no-of-dep: 1

place-of-birth: New Orleans, La.

record-of-marine-corps-service

selective-service-data

registered: Yes

address-at-entry-into-service: 507 Libbie Ave., Richmond, Va.

sel-ser-bd-no: Unk.

sel-ser-bd-county-state: Unk., Va.

means-of-entry-1: Enlisted

means-of-entry-2:

place-of-entry-into-active-service: Washington, D. C.

date-of-entry: 1942-08-21

component-reg:

component-res: III b

pension-claim-filed: Yes

place-of-separation: Camp Lejeune, North Carolina

date-of-separation: 1945-10-12

org-at-separation: Red Bn

type-of-discharge: Honorable

foreign-sea-service-years: 1

foreign-sea-service-months: 8

foreign-sea-service-days: 6

military-specialties: Truck driver hvy 245

service-schools-attended:

service-school-courses:

service-school-weeks:

principal-military-duty-and-no: 245 Truck Driver, Heavy

notes:

employment-and-non-service-educational-data

1-civilian-occupation: Salesman, home appliances

1-civilian-occupation-no: 1-85

1-civilian-occupation-no-yrs: 1

1-civilian-occupation-last-employed-date: 1942-07-03

1-civilian-occupation-summary: Sold all types of household appliances washing machines, kitchen
ranges, refrigerators. Made list of prospective buyers.

2-civilian-occupation:

2-civilian-occupation-no:

2-civilian-occupation-no-yrs:

2-civilian-occupation-last-employed-date:

last-employer-name: Sears Roebuck & Co.

last-employer-address: Richmond, VA

date-left-last-employer: 1942-07-03

job-aid-desired: Yes

non-service-education

grammar-years: 8

high-school-years: 2 1/2

college-years:

degree:

major-courses: Academic

trade-courses:

courses-of-greatest-interest:

last-school-attended: Henry Snyder High Sch.
Jersey City, N. J.
1941

preferences

preference-for-additional-training: Would like to become an apprentice mech at Phillip Morris, Rich., Va.

job-preference: Maintenance mechanic 5-83

job-preference-reason: Interest

locality-preference: Richmond, Va.

locality-preference-reason: Family home

name-and-rank-of-discharging-officer: F. L. Dixon, Jr., 2dLt., USMCR.

date-signed-by-discharged-person: