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Edmund Burt

of Fairhaven, Massachusetts
Born in Newfoundland, Canada
Position: Crew
Age: 55

Edmund Burt had lived in Fairhaven for sixteen years. He was survived by his widow, Elizabeth, and six children: Margaret, Gordon, John, Edward, Lorraine, and Stanley.

Edmund E. Burt was drowned on February 27, 1942, while fishing on the trawler Mist. Because of the war, the Coast Guard did not release details of the incident.