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{{Infobox military person
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|honorific_prefix = Lieutenant General
| honorific_prefix = Lieutenant General
|name = Allen Mitchell Burdett, Jr.
| name = Allen Mitchell Burdett, Jr.
|image =
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|birth_date = {{Birth date|1921|8|25}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1921|8|25}}
|death_date = {{Death date and age|1980|7|8|1921|8|25}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1980|7|8|1921|8|25}}
|birth_place = [[Washington, D.C.]]
| birth_place = [[Washington, D.C.]]
|death_place = San Antonio, Texas
| death_place = San Antonio, Texas
|placeofburial = [[Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery]], San Antonio, Texas
| placeofburial = [[Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery]], San Antonio, Texas
|allegiance = United States
| allegiance = United States
|branch = [[United States Army]]
| branch = [[United States Army]]
|serviceyears = 1943-1978
| serviceyears = 1943–1978
|servicenumber = 0-26048
| servicenumber = 0-26048
|nickname =
| nickname =
|rank = [[Lieutenant General (United States)|Lieutenant General]]
| rank = [[Lieutenant General (United States)|Lieutenant General]]
|commands = see below
| commands = see below
|battles = [[World War II]]<br/>[[Korean War]]<br>[[Vietnam War]]
| battles = [[World War II]]<br />[[Korean War]]<br />[[Vietnam War]]
|awards = [[Army Distinguished Service Medal]]<br/>[[Silver Star Medal]]<br/>[[Legion of Merit]]<br/>[[Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)|Distinguished Flying Cross]]<br/>[[Bronze Star Medal]]<br/>[[Air Medal]]<br/>[[Purple Heart]]
| awards = [[Army Distinguished Service Medal]]<br />[[Silver Star Medal]]<br />[[Legion of Merit]]<br />[[Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)|Distinguished Flying Cross]]<br />[[Bronze Star Medal]]<br />[[Air Medal]]<br />[[Purple Heart]]
|spouse = Antoinette Salley (1948 - 1980) (his death)
| spouse = Antoinette Salley (1948–1980) (his death)
|relations = Allen M. Burdett, Sr. (father)<br>Margaret Burdett (mother)<br>Lucien Burdett (brother)<br>Allen M. Burdett III (son)<br>Douglas Burdett (son)<br>William Burdett (son)<br>Margaret Burdett (daughter)
| relations = Allen M. Burdett, Sr. (father)<br />Margaret Burdett (mother)<br />Lucien Burdett (brother)<br />Allen M. Burdett III (son)<br />Douglas Burdett (son)<br />William Burdett (son)<br />Margaret Burdett (daughter)
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'''Allen Mitchell Burdett, Jr.''' (25 August 1921 - 8 July 1980) was a [[United States Army]] [[Lieutenant General (United States)|Lieutenant General]].


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'''Allen Mitchell Burdett, Jr.''' (25 August 1921 – 8 July 1980) was a [[United States Army]] [[Lieutenant General (United States)|Lieutenant General]].
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==Early life==

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== Early life ==
Allen was born in Washington, D.C. on August 25, 1921 to Allen Sr. and Margaret Burdett. He also had a brother (Lucien). The military ran deep in the blood of his ancestors; they fought in every American conflict since the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]]. His father, a highly respected military judge, became the Army's senior [[Judge Advocate General's Corps|JAG]] colonel. As a Boy Scout at [[Fort Leavenworth]], Kansas, Allen began his lifelong friendship with a future USMA classmate, Arch Hamblen. Upon graduation from Western High School in Washington, DC, in 1939, he was appointed to USMA by Senator [[Richard Russell Jr.]] of Georgia.
Allen was born in Washington, D.C. on August 25, 1921 to Allen Sr. and Margaret Burdett. He also had a brother (Lucien). The military ran deep in the blood of his ancestors; they fought in every American conflict since the [[American Revolutionary War|Revolutionary War]]. His father, a highly respected military judge, became the Army's senior [[Judge Advocate General's Corps|JAG]] colonel. As a Boy Scout at [[Fort Leavenworth]], Kansas, Allen began his lifelong friendship with a future USMA classmate, Arch Hamblen. Upon graduation from Western High School in Washington, DC, in 1939, he was appointed to USMA by Senator [[Richard Russell Jr.]] of Georgia.


==Education==
== Education ==
*1943: Bachelor of Science, [[United States Military Academy]]
* 1943: Bachelor of Science, [[United States Military Academy]]
*1951: [[United States Army Infantry School|Graduate Infantry School]]
* 1951: [[United States Army Infantry School|Graduate Infantry School]]
*1953: [[Command and General Staff College]]
* 1953: [[Command and General Staff College]]
*1955: [[Armed Forces Staff College]], Norfolk, Virginia
* 1955: [[Armed Forces Staff College]], Norfolk, Virginia
*1959: [[United States Army War College|Army War College]]
* 1959: [[United States Army War College|Army War College]]
*1965: Master's degree in International Affairs, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Washington_University George Washington University]
* 1965: Master's degree in International Affairs, [[George Washington University]]


==Military service==
== Military service ==
===Dates of rank===
=== Dates of rank ===
*June 1, 1943: [[Second Lieutenant]]<ref name="U.S. Army Register 1946">[https://ia801407.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?zip=/26/items/officialarmyregi1946unit/officialarmyregi1946unit_jp2.zip&file=officialarmyregi1946unit_jp2/officialarmyregi1946unit_0110.jp2&scale=2&rotate=0 U.S. Army Register (1946)]</ref>
* June 1, 1943: [[Second Lieutenant]]<ref name="U.S. Army Register 1946">[https://ia801407.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?zip=/26/items/officialarmyregi1946unit/officialarmyregi1946unit_jp2.zip&file=officialarmyregi1946unit_jp2/officialarmyregi1946unit_0110.jp2&scale=2&rotate=0 U.S. Army Register (1946)]</ref>
*December 1, 1943: [[First Lieutenant]]<ref name="U.S. Army Register 1946"/>
* December 1, 1943: [[First Lieutenant]]<ref name="U.S. Army Register 1946" />
*November 6, 1944: [[Captain (United States O-3)|Captain]]<ref name="U.S. Army Register 1946"/>
* November 6, 1944: [[Captain (United States O-3)|Captain]]<ref name="U.S. Army Register 1946" />
*August 7, 1946: [[Major (United States)|Major]]<ref>[https://ia802700.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?zip=/23/items/officialarmyregi1948unit/officialarmyregi1948unit_jp2.zip&file=officialarmyregi1948unit_jp2/officialarmyregi1948unit_0266.jp2&scale=2&rotate=0 U.S. Army Register (1948)]</ref>
* August 7, 1946: [[Major (United States)|Major]]<ref>[https://ia802700.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?zip=/23/items/officialarmyregi1948unit/officialarmyregi1948unit_jp2.zip&file=officialarmyregi1948unit_jp2/officialarmyregi1948unit_0266.jp2&scale=2&rotate=0 U.S. Army Register (1948)]</ref>
*March 16, 1953: [[Lieutenant Colonel (United States)|Lieutenant Colonel]]<ref>[https://ia800209.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?zip=/32/items/officialarmyregi19561unit/officialarmyregi19561unit_jp2.zip&file=officialarmyregi19561unit_jp2/officialarmyregi19561unit_0123.jp2&scale=2&rotate=0 U.S. Army Register (1956), Volume 1]</ref>
* March 16, 1953: [[Lieutenant Colonel (United States)|Lieutenant Colonel]]<ref>[https://ia800209.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?zip=/32/items/officialarmyregi19561unit/officialarmyregi19561unit_jp2.zip&file=officialarmyregi19561unit_jp2/officialarmyregi19561unit_0123.jp2&scale=2&rotate=0 U.S. Army Register (1956), Volume 1]</ref>
*September 1, 1959: [[Colonel (United States)|Colonel]]<ref>[https://ia800203.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?zip=/10/items/officialarmyregi19611unit/officialarmyregi19611unit_jp2.zip&file=officialarmyregi19611unit_jp2/officialarmyregi19611unit_0089.jp2&scale=2&rotate=0 U.S. Army Register (1961), Volume 1]</ref>
* September 1, 1959: [[Colonel (United States)|Colonel]]<ref>[https://ia800203.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?zip=/10/items/officialarmyregi19611unit/officialarmyregi19611unit_jp2.zip&file=officialarmyregi19611unit_jp2/officialarmyregi19611unit_0089.jp2&scale=2&rotate=0 U.S. Army Register (1961), Volume 1]</ref>
*October 22, 1966: [[Brigadier General (United States)|Brigadier General]]<ref>[https://ia802604.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?zip=/18/items/officialarmyregi19671unit/officialarmyregi19671unit_jp2.zip&file=officialarmyregi19671unit_jp2/officialarmyregi19671unit_0080.jp2&scale=2&rotate=0 U.S. Army Register (1967), Volume 1]</ref>
* October 22, 1966: [[Brigadier General (United States)|Brigadier General]]<ref>[https://ia802604.us.archive.org/BookReader/BookReaderImages.php?zip=/18/items/officialarmyregi19671unit/officialarmyregi19671unit_jp2.zip&file=officialarmyregi19671unit_jp2/officialarmyregi19671unit_0080.jp2&scale=2&rotate=0 U.S. Army Register (1967), Volume 1]</ref>
*c. 1970: [[Major General (United States)|Major General]]
* c. 1970: [[Major General (United States)|Major General]]
*1973: [[Lieutenant general (United States)|Lieutenant General]]
* 1973: [[Lieutenant general (United States)|Lieutenant General]]


===Assignments===
=== Assignments ===


*1940 - 1943: Attended the [[United States Military Academy]], graduated on June 1, 1943
* 1940 – 1943: Attended the [[United States Military Academy]], graduated on June 1, 1943
*1943 - 1947: Served in [[World War II]] with the [[Headquarters and Headquarters Company]], 255th Infantry Regiment, [[63rd Infantry Division (United States)|63rd Infantry Division]],<ref>http://63rdinfdiv.com/files/255th_Infantry_Regiment_Roster2.pdf</ref> commissioned ([[Service number (United States Army)|ASN]]: O-26048), reached the rank of [[Captain (United States O-3)|Captain]]
* 1943 – 1947: Served in [[World War II]] with the [[Headquarters and Headquarters Company]], 255th Infantry Regiment, [[63rd Infantry Division (United States)|63rd Infantry Division]],<ref>http://63rdinfdiv.com/files/255th_Infantry_Regiment_Roster2.pdf</ref> commissioned ([[Service number (United States Army)|ASN]]: O-26048), reached the rank of [[Captain (United States O-3)|Captain]]
*1947 - 1950: Assistant Professor, Military science and tactics, [[Georgia Institute of Technology]]
* 1947 – 1950: Assistant Professor, Military science and tactics, [[Georgia Institute of Technology]]
*1950 - 1952: S3 and Battalion Executive Officer, [[508th Infantry Regiment (United States)|508th Airborne Regimental Combat Team]]
* 1950 – 1952: S3 and Battalion Executive Officer, [[508th Infantry Regiment (United States)|508th Airborne Regimental Combat Team]]
*1953 - 1954: Infantry Battalion Commander, Regimental Executive Officer, [[31st Infantry Regiment (United States)|31st Infantry Regiment]], [[7th Infantry Division (United States)|7th Infantry Division]]
* 1953 – 1954: Infantry Battalion Commander, Regimental Executive Officer, [[31st Infantry Regiment (United States)|31st Infantry Regiment]], [[7th Infantry Division (United States)|7th Infantry Division]]
*1954: G1 and G2, 7th Infantry Division
* 1954: G1 and G2, 7th Infantry Division
*1955 - 1958: Army Representative Office of the Commandant of the [[United States Air Force Academy]]
* 1955 – 1958: Army Representative Office of the Commandant of the [[United States Air Force Academy]]
*1960 - 1962: Director of the Combat Devels and worked in the office of the deputy assistant commandant of the [[Army Aviation School]]
* 1960 – 1962: Director of the Combat Devels and worked in the office of the deputy assistant commandant of the [[Army Aviation School]]
*1962 - 1965: Executive Officer to the [[Assistant Secretary of the Army]]
* 1962 – 1965: Executive Officer to the [[Assistant Secretary of the Army]]
*1965 - 1966: [[Commanding Officer]] of the 11th Aviation Group, [[1st Cavalry Division (United States)|1st Cavalry Division]]
* 1965 – 1966: [[Commanding Officer]] of the 11th Aviation Group, [[1st Cavalry Division (United States)|1st Cavalry Division]]
*1966 - 1968: Military assistant in the Office of the Director of the Office of Defense, Research and Engineering
* 1966 – 1968: Military assistant in the Office of the Director of the Office of Defense, Research and Engineering
*1968 - 1969: Assistant Division Commander, [[101st Airborne Division]]
* 1968 – 1969: Assistant Division Commander, [[101st Airborne Division]]
*1969 - 1970: [[Commanding Officer|Commanding general]] of the [[United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence|1st Aviation Brigade]]
* 1969 – 1970: [[Commanding Officer|Commanding general]] of the [[United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence|1st Aviation Brigade]]
*1970: Director of [[United States Army Aviation Branch|Army Aviation]], Office of the [[Deputy Chief of Staff G-1 Personnel of The United States Army|Assistant Chief of Staff for Force Development]], [[Department of the Army]]
* 1970: Director of [[United States Army Aviation Branch|Army Aviation]], Office of the [[Deputy Chief of Staff G-1 Personnel of The United States Army|Assistant Chief of Staff for Force Development]], [[Department of the Army]]
*1970 - 1973: Commanding general of the [[United States Army Aviation Center]] and commandant of the [[United States Army Aviation School]], [[Fort Rucker]], Alabama
* 1970 – 1973: Commanding general of the [[United States Army Aviation Center]] and commandant of the [[United States Army Aviation School]], [[Fort Rucker]], Alabama
*1973 - 1975: Commanding general of [[III Corps (United States)|III Corps]], [[Fort Hood]], Texas
* 1973 – 1975: Commanding general of [[III Corps (United States)|III Corps]], [[Fort Hood]], Texas
*1975 - 1978: Commanding general of the [[United States Army North|5th United States Army]], [[Fort Sam Houston]], Texas
* 1975 – 1978: Commanding general of the [[United States Army North|5th United States Army]], [[Fort Sam Houston]], Texas
*1978: Retired from military service on June 30, 1978 with the rank of Lieutenant General.
* 1978: Retired from military service on June 30, 1978 with the rank of Lieutenant General.


==Personal life==
== Personal life ==
On 19 April 1948, Allen married Antoinette Salley in Asheville, North Carolina. Together they had four children (Allen III, Douglas, William, and Margaret). His daughter was killed in a car accident in 1984. His wife died on April 24, 2008.
On 19 April 1948, Allen married Antoinette Salley in Asheville, North Carolina. Together they had four children (Allen III, Douglas, William, and Margaret). His daughter was killed in a car accident in 1984. His wife died on April 24, 2008.


==After retirement==
== After retirement ==
He continued his work with the Board of Directors of the United Services Automobile Association (USAA). He was a longtime member of the Army-Navy Town Club and the Army-Navy Country Club; as a member of the Falls Church Presbyterian Church, Falls Church, Virginia, he served as a deacon; as a member of the Covenant Presbyterian Church, San Antonio, he was a ruling elder. He was also a member of the Society of the Cincinnati.
He continued his work with the Board of Directors of the United Services Automobile Association (USAA). He was a longtime member of the Army-Navy Town Club and the Army-Navy Country Club; as a member of the Falls Church Presbyterian Church, Falls Church, Virginia, he served as a deacon; as a member of the Covenant Presbyterian Church, San Antonio, he was a ruling elder. He was also a member of the Society of the Cincinnati.


==Death==
== Death ==
At the age of 58, he died of cancer on 8 July 1980 in San Antonio, Texas after a two-month illness. He was buried in the [[Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery]] in San Antonio, Texas.<ref>https://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/NGLMap?ID=377538</ref>
At the age of 58, he died of cancer on 8 July 1980 in San Antonio, Texas after a two-month illness. He was buried in the [[Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery]] in San Antonio, Texas.<ref>https://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/NGLMap?ID=377538</ref>


==Awards & decorations==
== Awards & decorations ==
*[[Combat Infantryman Badge]]
* [[Combat Infantryman Badge]]
*[[United States Aviator Badge|United States Army Senior Aviator Badge]]
* [[United States Aviator Badge|United States Army Senior Aviator Badge]]
*[[Parachutist Badge (United States)|Senior Parachutist Badge]]
* [[Parachutist Badge (United States)|Senior Parachutist Badge]]
*[[Army Staff Identification Badge]]
* [[Army Staff Identification Badge]]
*[[Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge]]
* [[Office of the Secretary of Defense Identification Badge]]
*[[Army Distinguished Service Medal]] with bronze [[oak leaf cluster]]<ref name=Hallofvalor>{{Hall of Valor|101781|accessdate=20 January 2018}}</ref>
* [[Army Distinguished Service Medal]] with bronze [[oak leaf cluster]]<ref name="Hallofvalor">{{Hall of Valor|101781|accessdate=20 January 2018}}</ref>
*[[Silver Star Medal]] with bronze oak leaf cluster<ref name=Hallofvalor/>
* [[Silver Star Medal]] with bronze oak leaf cluster<ref name="Hallofvalor" />
*[[Legion of Merit]] with bronze oak leaf cluster<ref name=Hallofvalor/>
* [[Legion of Merit]] with bronze oak leaf cluster<ref name="Hallofvalor" />
*[[Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)|Distinguished Flying Cross]] with bronze oak leaf cluster<ref name=Hallofvalor/>
* [[Distinguished Flying Cross (United States)|Distinguished Flying Cross]] with bronze oak leaf cluster<ref name="Hallofvalor" />
*[[Bronze Star Medal]] with 2 oak leaf clusters
* [[Bronze Star Medal]] with 2 oak leaf clusters
*[[Air Medal]] with 24 oak leaf clusters
* [[Air Medal]] with 24 oak leaf clusters
*[[Army Commendation Medal]]
* [[Army Commendation Medal]]
*[[Air Force Commendation Medal]]
* [[Air Force Commendation Medal]]
*[[Purple Heart]]
* [[Purple Heart]]
*[[National Order of Vietnam]] 5th Class
* [[National Order of Vietnam]] 5th Class
*[[Gallantry Cross (Vietnam)|Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross]] with palm
* [[Gallantry Cross (Vietnam)|Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross]] with palm
*[[Distinguished Service Order (Vietnam)|Vietnam Air Force Distinguished Service Order]]
* [[Distinguished Service Order (Vietnam)|Vietnam Air Force Distinguished Service Order]]
*[[Presidential Unit Citation (United States)|Presidential Unit Citation]]
* [[Presidential Unit Citation (United States)|Presidential Unit Citation]]
*[[Meritorious Unit Commendation]] with oak leaf cluster
* [[Meritorious Unit Commendation]] with oak leaf cluster
*[[Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation]]
* [[Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation]]


In 1980 he was inducted into the Army Aviation Hall of Fame in Atlanta, Georgia.
In 1980 he was inducted into the Army Aviation Hall of Fame in Atlanta, Georgia.
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The San Antonio chapter of the American Red Cross honored him by establishing a volunteer award in his name.
The San Antonio chapter of the American Red Cross honored him by establishing a volunteer award in his name.


==References==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
== External links ==
*https://www.westpointaog.org/memorial-article?id=933ff511-e51d-41e1-a6de-dfdf09e4cbec
* https://www.westpointaog.org/memorial-article?id=933ff511-e51d-41e1-a6de-dfdf09e4cbec
*https://www.vhpa.org/DAT/datB/G60336.HTM
* https://www.vhpa.org/DAT/datB/G60336.HTM
*https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Burdett%2c+Allen+Mitchell%2c+Jr.
* https://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Burdett%2c+Allen+Mitchell%2c+Jr.
*https://www.fold3.com/page/628095309-allen-burdett-1921/facts
* https://www.fold3.com/page/628095309-allen-burdett-1921/facts
*http://www.quad-a.org/Public/Awards/Awardees/BurdettAM.aspx
* http://www.quad-a.org/Public/Awards/Awardees/BurdettAM.aspx
*https://www.army.mil/article/87160/tradoc_cg_presents_award_participates_in_islc
* https://www.army.mil/article/87160/tradoc_cg_presents_award_participates_in_islc
*http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/507291.pdf
* http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/507291.pdf
*https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1980/07/18/gen-a-m-burdett-dies-saw-combat-in-3-wars/31e5309c-5962-4613-aa0d-6360b64f51f1/
* https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1980/07/18/gen-a-m-burdett-dies-saw-combat-in-3-wars/31e5309c-5962-4613-aa0d-6360b64f51f1/
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=5Aqfk-kSlKsC&pg=PA95&lpg=PA95&dq=allen+m.+burdett+jr&source=bl&ots=2L2HZFvMeJ&sig=SfnjTZRVZFv1W9bZySX-3Cs_2RY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiI4J_zn7jaAhXRc98KHRAxBvEQ6AEwCXoECAIQAQ#v=onepage&q=allen%20m.%20burdett%20jr&f=false ''Primer of the Helicopter War'', by Charles Holley and Mike Sloniker (1997), page 95]
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=5Aqfk-kSlKsC&pg=PA95&lpg=PA95&dq=allen+m.+burdett+jr&source=bl&ots=2L2HZFvMeJ&sig=SfnjTZRVZFv1W9bZySX-3Cs_2RY&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiI4J_zn7jaAhXRc98KHRAxBvEQ6AEwCXoECAIQAQ#v=onepage&q=allen%20m.%20burdett%20jr&f=false ''Primer of the Helicopter War'', by Charles Holley and Mike Sloniker (1997), page 95]
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=CtD3AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA184&dq=Allen+M.+Burdett&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiasOiro7jaAhXOwVkKHfkQCSoQ6AEIKzAB#v=onepage&q=Allen%20M.%20Burdett&f=false ''The War Managers'', by Douglas Kinnard (1979), page 184]
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=CtD3AgAAQBAJ&pg=PA184&dq=Allen+M.+Burdett&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiasOiro7jaAhXOwVkKHfkQCSoQ6AEIKzAB#v=onepage&q=Allen%20M.%20Burdett&f=false ''The War Managers'', by Douglas Kinnard (1979), page 184]
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=2wkKrUWH2tUC&pg=PA38&dq=Allen+M.+Burdett&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiasOiro7jaAhXOwVkKHfkQCSoQ6AEIMTAC#v=onepage&q=Allen%20M.%20Burdett&f=false ''Historic Killeen: An Illustrated History'', by Gerald D. Skidmore (2010), page 38]
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=2wkKrUWH2tUC&pg=PA38&dq=Allen+M.+Burdett&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiasOiro7jaAhXOwVkKHfkQCSoQ6AEIMTAC#v=onepage&q=Allen%20M.%20Burdett&f=false ''Historic Killeen: An Illustrated History'', by Gerald D. Skidmore (2010), page 38]
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=WrP8xRB7DxYC&pg=PA104&dq=Allen+M.+Burdett&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiasOiro7jaAhXOwVkKHfkQCSoQ6AEIOzAE#v=onepage&q=Allen%20M.%20Burdett&f=false ''The Human Tradition in America Since 1945'', by David L. Anderson (2003), page 104]
* [https://books.google.com/books?id=WrP8xRB7DxYC&pg=PA104&dq=Allen+M.+Burdett&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiasOiro7jaAhXOwVkKHfkQCSoQ6AEIOzAE#v=onepage&q=Allen%20M.%20Burdett&f=false ''The Human Tradition in America Since 1945'', by David L. Anderson (2003), page 104]
*[http://www.armyaviationmagazine.com/index.php/archive/not-so-current/1385-army-aviation-leaders Army Aviation Leaders]
* [http://www.armyaviationmagazine.com/index.php/archive/not-so-current/1385-army-aviation-leaders Army Aviation Leaders]
*http://www.vietnamwar.net/FirstAviationBrigade.htm
* http://www.vietnamwar.net/FirstAviationBrigade.htm
*https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/196260123/
* https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/196260123/


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Lieutenant General

Allen Mitchell Burdett, Jr.
Born(1921-08-25)August 25, 1921
Washington, D.C.
DiedJuly 8, 1980(1980-07-08) (aged 58)
San Antonio, Texas
Buried
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Texas
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchUnited States Army
Years of service1943–1978
RankLieutenant General
Service number0-26048
Commands heldsee below
Battles/warsWorld War II
Korean War
Vietnam War
AwardsArmy Distinguished Service Medal
Silver Star Medal
Legion of Merit
Distinguished Flying Cross
Bronze Star Medal
Air Medal
Purple Heart
Spouse(s)Antoinette Salley (1948–1980) (his death)
RelationsAllen M. Burdett, Sr. (father)
Margaret Burdett (mother)
Lucien Burdett (brother)
Allen M. Burdett III (son)
Douglas Burdett (son)
William Burdett (son)
Margaret Burdett (daughter)

Allen Mitchell Burdett, Jr. (25 August 1921 – 8 July 1980) was a United States Army Lieutenant General.

Early life

Allen was born in Washington, D.C. on August 25, 1921 to Allen Sr. and Margaret Burdett. He also had a brother (Lucien). The military ran deep in the blood of his ancestors; they fought in every American conflict since the Revolutionary War. His father, a highly respected military judge, became the Army's senior JAG colonel. As a Boy Scout at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Allen began his lifelong friendship with a future USMA classmate, Arch Hamblen. Upon graduation from Western High School in Washington, DC, in 1939, he was appointed to USMA by Senator Richard Russell Jr. of Georgia.

Education

Military service

Dates of rank

Assignments

Personal life

On 19 April 1948, Allen married Antoinette Salley in Asheville, North Carolina. Together they had four children (Allen III, Douglas, William, and Margaret). His daughter was killed in a car accident in 1984. His wife died on April 24, 2008.

After retirement

He continued his work with the Board of Directors of the United Services Automobile Association (USAA). He was a longtime member of the Army-Navy Town Club and the Army-Navy Country Club; as a member of the Falls Church Presbyterian Church, Falls Church, Virginia, he served as a deacon; as a member of the Covenant Presbyterian Church, San Antonio, he was a ruling elder. He was also a member of the Society of the Cincinnati.

Death

At the age of 58, he died of cancer on 8 July 1980 in San Antonio, Texas after a two-month illness. He was buried in the Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio, Texas.[7]

Awards & decorations

In 1980 he was inducted into the Army Aviation Hall of Fame in Atlanta, Georgia.

The Lt. Gen. Allen M. Burdett, Jr. Army Aviation Flight Safety Award was named in his honor in 1970.

The National Boy Scout Court of Honor awarded him the Silver Beaver, one of scouting's highest awards.

The San Antonio chapter of the American Red Cross honored him by establishing a volunteer award in his name.

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Army Register (1946)
  2. ^ U.S. Army Register (1948)
  3. ^ U.S. Army Register (1956), Volume 1
  4. ^ U.S. Army Register (1961), Volume 1
  5. ^ U.S. Army Register (1967), Volume 1
  6. ^ http://63rdinfdiv.com/files/255th_Infantry_Regiment_Roster2.pdf
  7. ^ https://gravelocator.cem.va.gov/NGLMap?ID=377538
  8. ^ a b c d "Allen M. Burdett Jr". Hall of Valor. Military Times. Retrieved 20 January 2018.

External links

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