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PFC Millard Edwin Burns

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PFC Millard Edwin Burns

Birth
Kansas, USA
Death
28 Feb 1945 (aged 21)
Iwo Jima, Ogasawara-shichō, Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
Burial
Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA Add to Map
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C-1585
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Born September 27, 1923
Killed in Action February 28, 1945
Iwo Jima--PFC-U.S. Marine Corps
Unit: Co I, 3rd Bn, 27th Reg, 5th Marine Div.
Son of John C. and Myrtle Burris Burns
of Beulah,Crawford County, Kansas.An acccount of the event from the Pittsburg, Kansas Morning Sun newspaper, 1945, follows; "Silver Star Medal with Citation awarded posthumously for conspicuous gallantry and intrepity. PFC Burns advanced under intense hostile fire to rescue a wounded Marine and carry him back to safety. Later, he advanced again to drag a wounded man to cover, but was killed in the attempt."
Brothers, Marshall, Donald, Harold, Willard, Roy, and Joe Burns. Sisters, Anna Sterling, June Jones, Alice Cherry and Norma Washington.
Born September 27, 1923
Killed in Action February 28, 1945
Iwo Jima--PFC-U.S. Marine Corps
Unit: Co I, 3rd Bn, 27th Reg, 5th Marine Div.
Son of John C. and Myrtle Burris Burns
of Beulah,Crawford County, Kansas.An acccount of the event from the Pittsburg, Kansas Morning Sun newspaper, 1945, follows; "Silver Star Medal with Citation awarded posthumously for conspicuous gallantry and intrepity. PFC Burns advanced under intense hostile fire to rescue a wounded Marine and carry him back to safety. Later, he advanced again to drag a wounded man to cover, but was killed in the attempt."
Brothers, Marshall, Donald, Harold, Willard, Roy, and Joe Burns. Sisters, Anna Sterling, June Jones, Alice Cherry and Norma Washington.

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  • Created by: Carol
  • Added: Feb 27, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24920538/millard_edwin-burns: accessed ), memorial page for PFC Millard Edwin Burns (27 Sep 1923–28 Feb 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 24920538, citing National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Honolulu, Honolulu County, Hawaii, USA; Maintained by Carol (contributor 46973653).