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BURNS, Robert Riley - Date of
birth
1912 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Colorado -
Hometown
Cripple Creek, Teller County, Colorado
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37362345 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 January 1945 - Place of
death
Colmar, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 18 | 4 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Roy H. Burns (father)
Sadie P. Burns (mother)
Sadie D. Burns (sister)
Dorothy L. (Jamison) Burns (wife)
Billy Burns (son)
More information
Sgt Robert R. Burns worked on a farm before he enlisted at Fort Logan, Colorado on 31 March 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Brazell Family Tree / 1920/1930/1940 Census, www.findagrave.com, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy