MUHLENBERG COUNTY, Ky. — A Muhlenberg County soldier who went missing in action during World War II will be laid to rest this week.
U.S. Army Private First Class Kenneth Burgess’ remains will be interred on Wednesday, May 7, at Rose Hill Cemetery in Central City, Kentucky.
PFC Burgess was assigned to Bravo Company of the 4th Ranger Battalion in the Mediterranean Theater. He was reported missing in action on September 25, 1943, at the age of 29, while on a patrol near the village of Sala, Italy, during Operation Avalanche.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency accounted for Burgess on September 13, 2024, after his remains were exhumed in March 2022 from the U.S. Military Cemetery, Nettuno (now Sicily-Rome American Cemetery) in Rome, Italy, for laboratory analysis and identification.
Visitation at Tucker Funeral Home will begin at 9 a.m., with the service at 11 a.m.
