Alexander Worth Burt

“After serving his country and earning a Bronze Star, among several other honors, my father worked after the war for a wholesale drug supply firm in Charlotte for 54 years.

My father-in-law, Otto O’Neil Eastman (1915 -1999), was also in World War II. He was an Army Air Corps Telephone Lineman during the Italian Campaign and worked for an auto supply firm in Charlotte for his career.

– Steve Burt, Facilities Architectural Planner, Facilities Management

Alexander Worth Burt, remembered by his son, Steve Burt

Burt was a member of “MacArthur’s Jungaleers” in the Pacific, battling in New Guinea, Philippines and Japan.

My father, Alexander Worth Burt (1912-1992), was a Combat Medic NCO in the U.S. Army 41st Infantry Division, a member of “MacArthur’s Jungaleers” in the Pacific. He was in the thick of things for over two years, all through New Guinea, Philippines, and into Japan.

He was awarded seven medals for his service, including the Bronze Star with “V” device for valor, and the Asiatic Pacific Campaign medal with two battle stars and two bronze arrowheads for being in the first wave of two assault landings.