Burner, John Franklin Iii
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Verified U.S. Army Sergeant John Franklin Burner III, 32, of Baltimore, Maryland, was killed in action on September 16, 2010, in Iskandariya, Iraq.
Their Story
John Franklin Burner III was a 32-year-old sergeant from Baltimore, Maryland. He served in the U.S. Army with Company B, 63rd Expeditionary Signal Battalion, based at Fort Gordon, Georgia. Signal battalions are responsible for establishing and maintaining critical battlefield communications networks.
Sergeant Burner died on September 16, 2010, in Iskandariya, a city in Babil Province south of Baghdad. According to the Department of Defense, he was killed by enemy small-arms fire while on a mounted patrol. The incident occurred during the early weeks of Operation New Dawn.
Operation New Dawn was the official designation for the final phase of the U.S. military mission in Iraq, which began on September 1, 2010. It followed Operation Iraqi Freedom and formally shifted the U.S. role from combat operations to advising and assisting Iraqi security forces. The period was marked by a reduced, but still present, threat from insurgent attacks.
Burner's death was reported by several national news outlets, including The Baltimore Sun. He was one of the first U.S. service members to die under the new operational banner. The Army posthumously awarded him the Bronze Star Medal and Purple Heart.
Sergeant Burner is memorialized on the website of the 63rd Expeditionary Signal Battalion and on other veterans' memorial pages. His awards and unit affiliation are part of the official record of the Iraq War's concluding chapter.
Explore Further
SGT John Burner was killed during Operation New Dawn (2010?2011). The conflict concluded in December 2011. See the full roster of those killed in this conflict.
Among those documented in the same conflict: Jenkins, Phillip Chad, Mcclamrock, James Fleet, Hansen, James Arthur, Carrillo, John Jr.
