US PARAS Burns, Paul Lewis

[John Robertson]

• SURNAME

Burns ​

• FORENAME

Paul Lewis ("Sonny")​

• UNIT

509 Parachute Infantry Battalion ​

• RANK

Private First Class ​

• NUMBER

17071573 ​

• DATE OF DEATH

25th December 1944 ​

• AGE

22​

• GRAVESITE

Bethel Cemetery, Milledgeville, Carroll County, Illinois, USA​

• ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

from Milledgeville, Carroll County, Illinois​

born 21.08.1922 Milledgeville, Carroll County, Illinois, USA​

father Paul D. Burns (1898-1977)​

mother Alma M. (nee Glenn) Burns (1898-1955)​

4 years high school​

post office clerk in civilian life​

29.06.1942 draft card Milledgeville, Carroll County, Illinois​

entered service 27.11.1942 Camp Dodge, Herrold, Iowa​

POW 25.12.1944 near Malempre, Belgium​

killed as POW Germany ​

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