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Personal info

Full name
BURNS, Fred Arthur
Date of birth
20 June 1911
Age
33
Place of birth
McDonald, Washington County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33931545
Rank
Private
Function
Rifleman
Unit
K Company,
3rd Battalion,
175th Infantry Regiment,
29th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 November 1944
Place of death
Alsdorf, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
D 20 30

Immediate family

Members
Jesse A. Burns (father)
Addie M. Burns (mother)
Donald W. Burns (brother)
Joseph R. Burns (brother)
Harry L. Burns (brother)
Mary A. Burns (sister)
Josephine L. Burns (wife)
Norma J. Burns (daughter)
Patricia A. Burns (daughter)

More information

Pvt Fred A. Burns enlisted on 6 April 1944 in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania.

He joined his unit on 16 October 1944 from a replacement depot.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Sheree Dowdle, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Veterans Compensation Application

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.ancestry.com - Sheree Blaker-Dowdle