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BURNS, William Augustine - Date of
birth
23 August 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Baltimore, Maryland -
Hometown
Baltimore, Maryland
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O1328113 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
E Company,
2nd Battalion,
2nd Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
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Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 March 1945 - Place of
death
In the vicinity of Trebur, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 31 | 5 |
Immediate family
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Members
William A. Burns (father)
Adelheidt (Fesenmeier) Burns (mother)
Robert E. Bradley Sr. (stepfather)
Robert E. Bradley (half brother)
Richard L. Bradley (half brother)
Mary E. Bradley (half sister)
More information
2nd Lt Burns graduated from Loyola Blakefield Jesuit School in 1942.His father, a West Point graduate and field artillery officer, was killed in an accident at Fort Bliss, a few weeks before his son was born.
Lt Burns left Georgetown University in June, 1943, while in the second year of an accelerated course. He was sent to Camp Hood in Texas for basic training after his induction.
In October,1943 he qualified to study engineering in the Army Special Training Program. When the program was dissolved, he was sent to the field artillery school at Fort Bragg, N.C. While at Fort Bragg, Burns was selected for officers' candidate school, and he was transferred to Fort Benning in Georgia where he received his commission with the infantry in November.
Source of information: Leo Minne, Astrid van Erp, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree / U.S. Civil War Pension Index General Index to Pension Files, www.newspapers.com - The Evening Sun
Photo source: Peter Schouteten,www.newspapers.com - The Evening Sun