Burkett, William W., Jr.

William Burkett, Jr., despite his thin frame, was an exceptional football player for MTSU (then STC) and enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1943. A German sniper killed Sargeant "Little Wille" as he attempted lead his squad through a hedgerow near Brest, France, on August 28, 1944, earning him a Purple Heart.

 

See a service overview at https://www.honorstates.org/index.php?id=523856