| Name |
Vernon Hamilton Burress |
 Born |
2 Jul 1929 |
Bluefield, Mercer County, West Virginia, USA  |
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Vernon Burress Birth Announcement
Bluefield Daily Telegraph |
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Vernon Burress Birth Certificate
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| Census 1930 |
1930 |
Gladeville, Wise, Virginia, USA |
| Living with mother Hazel and sister Wanda in a boarding house, however there no Emery listed. Hazel is listed as being married |
| Image | | Transcript | | Ln | Hhold | Given | Surname | Relation | Gender | Race | BirthDate | Age | Status | BirthPlace | BirthPlace
of Father | BirthPlace
of Mother | Immigration
Year | Occupation | Veteran | Street |
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| 6 | 101 | Hazel | Burress | Lodger | Female | White | 1913 | 17 | Married | WV | VA | VA | | None | | Fifth Street | | 7 | 101 | Vernon | Burress | Lodger | | White | 1930 | 0 | Single | WV | WV | WV | | | | | | 8 | 101 | Wanda | Burress | Lodger | Female | White | 1928 | 2 | Single | WV | WV | WV | | | | |
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| Education |
24 Sep 1939 |
Berwind, McDowell, West Virginia, USA |
| Was living with Roberts at the time. Got a Certificate of Promotion from Berwind Union Church |
| Census 1940 |
1 Apr 1940 |
Big Creek, McDowell, West Virginia, USA |
| Living with Press Roberts and his family |
| Image | | Transcript | | Ln | Hhold | Given | Surname | Relation | Gender | Race | BirthDate | Age | Status | BirthPlace | BirthPlace
of Father | BirthPlace
of Mother | Immigration
Year | Occupation | Veteran | Street |
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| 68 | 154 | Press | Roberts | Head | Male | White | 1905 | 35 | Married | West Virginia | | Virginia | | Section Boss | | | | 69 | 154 | Dessie | Roberts | Wife | Female | White | 1910 | 30 | Married | Kentucky | | | | | | | | 70 | 154 | Vernon | Roberts | Son | Male | White | 1930 | 10 | Single | West Virginia | | | | | | | | 71 | 154 | Ethel | Sturgell | Daughter | Female | White | 1924 | 16 | Single | West Virginia | | | | | | | | 72 | 154 | Ed | Sturgell | Boarder | Male | White | 1913 | 27 | Single | West Virginia | | | | Trackman | | | | 73 | 154 | Bill | Starling | Boarder | Male | White | 1911 | 29 | Single | North Carolina | | | | Machinist | | | | 74 | 154 | Evert E | Tiller | Boarder | Male | White | 1910 | 30 | Single | Virginia | | | | Welding | | | | 75 | 154 | Ida | Lyod | Boarder | | White | 1905 | 35 | Single | Virginia | | | | Coal Loader | | |
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| Draft Card |
Feb 1944 |
McDowell County, West Virginia, USA |
- The birth date and place of birth on this card are incorrect. My father tried to first get drafted so lied about his age. When they didn't draft him, he enlisted himself in the Navy at age 14. 9 months later when the navy found out he was under age, they discharged him.
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Vernon Burress WWII Draft Card |
| Enlistment |
27 Mar 1944 |
Marion, Smyth, Virginia, United States of America |
| Navy Enlistment & Discharge :: Enlist Date :: 27 March 1944 :: Enlist Rank :: Seaman Second Class :: Enlist Age 14 :: Discharge Date :: 10 November 1944 :: Discharge Place NAS, Daytona Beach, Florida |
- Dad was on his own since he was 13. With no place to go he lied about his age and enlisted in the Navy at the age of 14. He made it 8 months before they found out his true age and discharged him. When he turned 18 he enlisted with the Marines.
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Vernon Hamilton Burress Navy Discharge
Enlisted 27 March 1944, Seaman Second Class, discharged 10 Nov 1944 Daytona Beach, FL |
| Marines |
7 Aug 1946 |
Yorktown, York County, Virginia |
| Re-enlisted 3 times, spending 9 years in the Marines. |
- Enlist Date: 07 August 1946 / Enlist Place: Yorktown, Virginia / Enlist Rank: Private / Enlist Age: 17 / Discharge Rank: Private First Class / Discharge Date: 12 March 1948 / Discharge Place: Yorktown, Virginia / Branch: US Marine Corps / Re-enlist Date: 12 March 1948 / Re-enlist Place: Yorktown, Virginia / Enlist Rank: Private, Infantryman First Class / Enlist Age: 19 / Discharge Rank: Corporal / Discharge Date: 15 October 1952 / Discharge Place: Henderson Hall, Arlington, VA / Organization: 5th Marine Corps Reserve District / Branch: US Marine Corps / Re-enlist Date: 27 October 1952 / Re-enlist Place: Norfolk, Virginia / Enlist Rank: Corporal / Discharge Rank: Sergeant / Discharge Date: 26 October 1955 / Discharge Place: Norfolk, Virginia / Organization: Marine Fighter Squadron 233 / Branch: US Marine Corps
U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls 1946-1956
October 1946 - 1st Recruit Batt'l, Recruit Depot, Marine Barracks, Parris Island, SC;
Marine Barracks, U.S Naval Mine Depot, Yorktown, VA
January 1947 - GdCo; 1, to GdCo, MB, USNMD, Yorktown, VA, by S/RS AOL since 6:00 AM 26Dec46; 1, jdfr MB, USNMD, Yorktown, VA, by S/RS AOL since 6:00 AM, 23Dec46; 1-21, AOL; 22-23, conf AT1SCM; 24-29, conf ART1SCM; 24, tried and conv by SCM for: AOL fr 6:00 AM, 23Dec46 to 1:15 AM, 22Jan47." Sent as mit to be conf for a prd of 2 mos and to LP $30 per mo for a prd of 6 mos TLP $180; appd by ISinC 29Jan47; 29-31, conf ser sent SCM.
April 1947 - Marine Barracks, U. S. Naval Mine Depot, Yorktown, Virginia; GdCo; 1-2, conf PBrig ser sent SCM.
July 1947 - Marine Barracks, U. S. Naval Mine Depot, Yorktown, Virginia. GdCo.
October 1947 - Service Batt'l, Marine Barracks and Marine Corps Schools, Quantico VA; Temp d fr MB, NMD, Yorktown, Va conn SATP; Marine Barracks, U S Naval Mine Depot, Yorktown, Virginia GdCo; 1-10 and 25-26, gd d; 11-24, temp d at MB, Quantico, Va. conn SATP; 23, qual RMM; 27-31, gd d, NSD, Cheatham Annex; 31, awd WWII Victory Medal.
January 1948 - Marine Barracks, U S Naval Mine Depot, Yorktown, Virginia. GdCo; gd d, NSD, Cheatham Annex.
January 1951 - Casco #1 H and Sbn Mb Camp Lejeune N C, Comp Lejeune North Carolina; Usmc Ncsd Mb Clnc, Camp Lejeune; Encl #1 To Ud #19-51 Of Marine Corps Supply Depot Camp Le Jeune Nc; Encl #1 To Ud #19-51 Of Marine Corps Supply Depot Camp Le Jeune Nc
April 1951 - Mb Nmd Yorktown Va York6450, Quantico Va
October 1951 - Mb Nns Portsmouth Va, Quantico Va; Mb Nnsyd Portsmouth Va, Portsmouth Va; Drop tr to MB NB Yorktown Va for du auth CMC ltr MC-1046069 dtd 28 Sep 51; Enlisted Volunteer Reserve 5Thmcrd, Henderson Hall Arlington S Va; Drop tr to insct du adg 5th MCRD auth ALMAR 36 & my ltr ser 721 for 2Oct51 9das UL set by cash HA Wicomoco PC Gloucester Va EDA home 100ct51
January 1952 -Enlisted Volunteer Reserve Fifth Marine Corps Reserve District, Mri Hqmc; Drop HonDis for MCR on 15Oct52 by reason of ExpExtEnl Auth Para 10352 will reenl
October 1952 - Marine Fighter Squadron-233, Martc, Usnas Norfolk Virginia (ENL CONT & IRC ATT). Jd enl 3 yr prd 27Oct52
January 1953 - Marine Fighter Squadron-233, Usnas, Norfolk, Virgina; Marine Fighter Squadron-233, Usnas, Norfolk, Virgina; Chg prim MOS to 6600 24Jan53 auth 6102 MCM No add MOS
April 1954 - (Sergeant) Marine Fighter Squadron 233 Martc, Usnas Norfolk Virginia
July 1954; Rank E4; Mar Fighter Sq 233 Omcr Nas Norfolk; Sergeant; Marine Air Reserve Training Detachment Martc Nartu, Usnas Morfolk Virginia; For act du for trng prd abt 15 das auth COMMRT disp 022143Z & 111535Z Jul54 & MARTD MARTC NAS NorVA 1tr of 15Jul54; Marine Air Reserve Training Detachment Martc Nartu, Usnas Morfolk Virginia
January 1955 - Sergeant; Vmf-233 Omcr (Avn), Usnas Norfolk Virginia
January 1956 - Sergeant; Vmf (Jet) 233 Omcr (Avn), Usnas Norfolk Virginia; Ch (change) total Mos o/seas to 0 not prev reported
Jul 1956 Corporal; ?? Martd, Martc, Nartu, Usmas, ??
October 1956 - Vmf (Jet) 233 Usmcr-(Ao)-(Avn), Usnas Norfolk Virginia
July 1957 - Monthly Gain And Loss Statement Avn Enl Vol Res A-D Martc Nas Glenview Ill,Mri 4Cherry Point; Sergeant; Avn Enl Vol Res(A To D),Martc Nas Glenview (IRC ATT) Jd 23May57 fr VMF 233 MARTC MCR (0) NAS NORVA
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The First Platoon of Training Company FY-55 (1954)
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V. H. Burress Military Muster 31 January 1947
My dad the troublemaker ;) <3 |
| Newspaper |
29 Jun 1950 |
Wicomico, Gloucester, Virginia |
Vernon Burress has left for Chicago to attend the Coyne Electrical School.
(Daily Press Newport News) |
| Newpaper |
1953 |
Gloucester County, Virginia, USA |
| Newport News Daily Press |
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Vernon_burress_news.jpg
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| Marines |
20 Aug 1953 |
Wicomico, Gloucester, Virginia |
The maneuvers this year for the 30 fighter squadrons and 12 Marine Ground Control Intercept (or radar) squadrons in the command are the first since the Korean emergency. The Norfolk squadron is led by Major Lucius T. Renshaw, USMCR, Kinston, NC and is made up of men from Tidewater Virginia and northern North Carolina. Among them are Pfc. Robert Quail and Cpl. Vernon Burress, both of Wicomico. They will return home around the last of this month.
Gloucester Mathews Gazette-Journal, Volume 16, Number 36, 20 August 1953 |
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Vernon Burress Marines
Newspaper| Gloucester Mathews Gazette-Journal, Volume 16, Number 36, 20 August 1953 |
| Newpaper |
10 Dec 1954 |
Gloucester County, Virginia, USA |
| Vernon Hamilton Burress, Wicomico, no operators license, improper exhust, $5 each offence. (Newport News Daily Press) |
| Discharged |
26 Oct 1955 |
Norfolk County, Virginia |
- Enlist Date: 07 August 1946 / Enlist Place: Yorktown, Virginia / Enlist Rank: Private / Enlist Age: 17 / Discharge Rank: Private First Class / Discharge Date: 12 March 1948 / Discharge Place: Yorktown, Virginia / Branch: US Marine Corps / Re-enlist Date: 12 March 1948 / Re-enlist Place: Yorktown, Virginia / Enlist Rank: Private, Infantryman First Class / Enlist Age: 19 / Discharge Rank: Corporal / Discharge Date: 15 October 1952 / Discharge Place: Henderson Hall, Arlington, VA / Organization: 5th Marine Corps Reserve District / Branch: US Marine Corps / Re-enlist Date: 27 October 1952 / Re-enlist Place: Norfolk, Virginia / Enlist Rank: Corporal / Discharge Rank: Sergeant / Discharge Date: 26 October 1955 / Discharge Place: Norfolk, Virginia / Organization: Marine Fighter Squadron 233 / Branch: US Marine Corps
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Vernon Hamilton Burress Marine 1951 Discharge
Active Duty Discharge 10 Oct 1951
Private First Class, Fifth Marine Corps Reserve District, Proof Tech, small arms, Guard Sentry |
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Vernon Hamilton Burress Marine Discharge
15 Oct 1952 |
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Vernon Hamilton Burress Marine Discharge
26 Oct 1955 |
| Newpaper |
27 March 1958 |
Gloucester County, Virginia, USA |
| Vernon H. Burress for 217-47th St. was assessed $77.50 for reckless driving and had his driver's license suspended for six months. (Newport News Daily Press) |
| Died |
13 Dec 1997 |
Crystal River, Citrus Co., Florida |
- Obituary: VERNON H. BURRESS - He was born to Hazel and Emory Burress on July 2, 1929 in Bluefield WV. He moved here from Baxley, GA in 1973. He was a retired electrician and a World War II Navy Veteran and Korean Conflict Marine Veteran. He was a member of IBEW Local #553 and the American Legion Post #155 of Crystal River, Fla. He was a protestant. Surviving are his wife; Shirley A. Burress of Crystal River, Fla., two sons; Edward Burress of Gloucester, Va, and Gregory Burress of Homosassa, Fla., one daughter; Michelle Burress of FL and six grandchildren. Private cremation will take place. Brown Funeral Home, Crystal River - Lecanto.
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Vernon H. Burress Death Certificate.jpg
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| Age |
68 years |
| Buried |
16 Dec 1997 |
Florida National Cemetery, Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida, USA |
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Vernon Hamilton Burress Grave
Veterans Cemetery, Bushnell, Sumter County, Florida, USA
Status: Located
Plot: Section 432 Site 37 |
| Photos |
4 Photos |
 | Vernon H. Burress MP Marine
Photo taken in Yorktown, VA. Ca. 1948 |
 | Vernon Hamilton Burress
Vernon Hamilton Burress in New Mexico |
 | Vernon Hamilton Burress
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 | Vernon Hamilton Burress
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| Person ID |
P1 |
Burress | My Ancestors |
| Last Modified |
29 May 2022 |
1929 - 1997 (68 years)
1911 - 1932 (21 years)
