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248:(May 5, 1896 – January 9, 1978) was a
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826:People from Washington County, Maryland
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846:Burials at Arlington National Cemetery
792:, Arlington National Cemetery profile.
441:Bourke died in 1978. He is buried in
384:, General Bourke was assigned as the
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836:Recipients of the Legion of Merit
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16:American Marine Corps general
711:Mexican Border Service Medal
358:; saw sea duty on board the
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443:Arlington National Cemetery
395:. He next trained combined
82:Arlington National Cemetery
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760:World War II Victory Medal
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741:American Campaign Medal
321:American Virgin Islands
302:Maryland National Guard
182:Pancho Villa Expedition
110:Maryland National Guard
71:Santa Clara, California
35:Thomas E. Bourke, USMC
296:, and graduated with
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258:Battle of Guadalcanal
206:Battle of Guadalcanal
169:Inspector General of
125:Years of service
371:10th Marine Regiment
369:; and commanded the
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166:10th Marine Regiment
23:Thomas Eugene Bourke
432:5th Marine Division
294:Annapolis, Maryland
286:Boonsboro, Maryland
266:5th Marine Division
194:Nicaraguan Campaign
162:5th Marine Division
393:invasion of Saipan
386:V Amphibious Corps
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142:Lieutenant general
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66:(1978-01-09)
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806:1896 births
734:with Fleet
695:" gold star
682:Bronze Star
378:Guadalcanal
328:World War I
237:Bronze Star
188:World War I
51:May 5, 1896
800:Categories
753:with four
672:Combat "V"
360:battleship
304:along the
89:Allegiance
53:Robinson,
47:1896-05-05
684:with one
389:artillery
363:USS
356:Nicaragua
340:San Diego
317:St. Croix
276:Biography
128:1917–1946
747:4th row
717:3rd row
678:2nd row
664:1st row
332:Quantico
282:Maryland
158:Commands
99:Service/
55:Maryland
690:⁄
411:. With
352:Managua
306:Mexican
449:Awards
428:Kyūshū
424:Sasebo
401:Marine
342:, and
262:Tarawa
229:Awards
171:FMFPac
101:branch
77:Buried
736:clasp
670:with
413:Leyte
326:Post-
270:Japan
397:Army
380:and
153:0-96
133:Rank
61:Died
41:Born
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