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BURNS, Everette T - Date of
birth
19 September 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Giles County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Giles County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34732940 -
Rank
Private First Class -
Function
unknown -
Unit
110th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Died non-Battle - Date of
death
20 December 1944 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 8 | 16 |
Immediate family
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Members
Archie Burns (father)
Zaida Burns (mother)
Marion J. Burns (brother)
Selma L. Burns (sister)
Sarah W. Burns (sister)
Charles A. Burns (brother)
Frances P. (Harris) Burns (wife)
More information
Pfc Everette T. Burns graduated from Beech Hill High School and was employed at the General Shoe Company.He enlisted at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia on 7 May 1943.
He was taken prisoner of war and died of injuries in Germany.
Pfc Burns is also remembered at the Giles Memory Garden, Pulaski, Giles County, Tennessee.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record / World War II Prisoners of War Data File, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / King Family Tree / 1940 Census, www.findagrave.com – Mary Bob McClain
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery / Stacey Smith, The Tennessean - 24 August 1945