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Personal info

Full name
BURNS, Frank Joseph
Date of birth
1 January 1918
Age
27
Place of birth
Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida
Hometown
Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida

Military service

Service number
34202328
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
8th Tank Battalion,
4th Armored Division
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
3 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
I 15 9

Immediate family

Members
John J. Burns (father)
Mrs. Albert Langford (mother)
Arthur M. Burns (half brother)
Mack D. Burns (half brother)
Leon E. Burns (half brother)
Annie Burns (half sister)
Naomi L. Burns (half sister)
Vinnie Burns (half sister)
Adele Burns (half sister)

More information

Pfc Frank Burnswas a farmer.

He enlisted on 10 April 1942.

He had been overseas for approximately 10 months when he was killed.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.newspapers.com - Tallahassee Democrat, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Janie Gray