Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ramon Burnett. Enlisted and sworn in April 30, 1943 at St. Louis, Missouri as Seaman Second Class. V-5 Aviation Cadet. Received his call August 11, 1943 to report at Vero Beach, Florida. Received training at Vero Beach, Florida; Troy, New York; Bowling Green, Ohio; Iowa City, Iowa; Norman, Oklahoma; Corpus Christi, Texas; and Pensacola, Florida. Received his commission at Pensacola, Florida; as Ensign August 7, 1945. Further training at Melbourne, Florida; Sanford, Florida; and Miami, Florida. Also at San Diego and Los Alimitos, California. Overseas service at Pearl Harbor and Agana, Guam. Served as Operations Officer at Agana, Guam. Qualifications: Fighter Pilot, Ordnance Officer and Pilots Certificate. Discharged July 15, 1946 from Chicago, Illinois as Ensign.