Ronald A. Burdo
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Ronald Allen Burdo was born in Cheboygan, Michigan, on 24 July 1920. Burdo enlisted in the United States Marine Corps on 20 September 1940. He was killed in action on 7 August 1942 at Gavutu, Solomon Islands, during the Battle of Guadalcanal.
In 1944, the high speed transport USS Burdo (APD-133) was named in his honor.
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