WASHINGTON –
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces Sgt. Sidney Burke, 22, killed during World War II, was accounted for on April 18, 2025.
In the summer of 1943, Burke was a member of 22nd Bombardment Squadron (Medium), 341st Bombardment Group (Medium), 10th Air Force during World War II. On Aug. 3, while serving as the Armor-Gunner of a B-25C “Mitchell” bomber on a low-altitude bombing raid in Meiktila, Burma, his aircraft crashed. Of the six individuals aboard the aircraft, two survived and were captured by Japanese forces, while the remaining four, including Burke, were killed. His remains were not recovered after the war, and he was declared missing in action
This is an initial release. The complete accounting of Burke's case will be published once the family receives their full briefing.
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