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Men and Women in World War II
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BURLESON, ARTHUR
BM 1/C Arthur D. Burleson, son of Mr. and Mrs. F. H.
Burleson, attended Emmett School. Entered the Navy in 1942,
training at San Diego, Calif. Served in Pacific
Theater. Now on duty in China
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BURLESON, BONHAM
Messman 2/C Bonham Burleson, son of Mrs. Ellene
Burleson. Attended Corsicana High School. Entered service
1944. Trained with Merchant Marines at St. Petersburg,
Fla. Served in England, S. Africa, Cuba. Now on duty
in Houston.
Notes:
- s/o Ellene Naomi (Crouch) Burleson (1909-1984) buried in
Oakwood Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro Co., TX
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BURNHAM, DANNY A.
A/S Danny A. Burnham, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Burnham
of Dawson. Graduated from Dawson High School in 1945 and
immediately entered the Navy Training at San Diego.
Notes:
- Daniel Allen Burnham
- Jun 27, 1927 - Aug 7, 2016
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Obituary
- Mount Olivet Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., TX
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BURNS, LONNIE
MM 2/C Lonnie L. Brns, son of Mr. and Mrs. K. Luther
Burns, Corsicana. Wife of the former Sammie Horn.
Entered service 1942. Trained with Navy Seabees at
Providence, Camp Endicott and Camp Parks. Served in New
Hebrides, Admiralty Islands and is now somewhere in the S.
Pacific. Has Campaign Ribbons with Battle Star.
Notes:
- Lonnie L. Burns
- 1919 - 1999
- h/o Sammie G. Burns
- Laurel Land Memorial Park, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., TX
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BURNS, ANDREW
CARLYLE
Pvt. Andrew C. Burns, son of Mr. and Mrs. Luther Burns. Wife is
the former Ola Bell Evans. Attended Emhouse Schools.
Entered service in 1944. Trained with Signal Corps of the
Army at Camp Crowder, and Sydney, Neb. Was Discharged 1944.
Notes:
- Andrew Carlyle Burns
- May 4, 1906 - Dec 1975
- Greenwood Memorial Park & Mausoleum; Fort Worth, Tarrant
Co., TX
- h/o Ola Belle (Evans) Burns; s/o Luther J. Burns & Iva
(White) Burns
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BURNS, SAMMIE G.
Cadet Nurse Sammie G. Burns, parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Horn,
wife of Lonne L. Brns. Trained with Cadet Nurse Corps at
City-County Hospital, Ft. Worth. Is now Senior Cadet.
Notes:
- Sammie G. (Horn) Burns
- 1917 - 2002
- Laurel Land Cemetery, Fort Worth, Tarrant Co., TX
- w/o Lonnie L. Burns; d/o John Archie Horn & Mattie Dee
(Smith) Horn; buried at Oak Grove Cemetery, Kerens, Navarro Co.,
TX
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BURNS, JOHN M.
Sgt. John M. Burns, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Burns, husband of
former Jackie Stockman. Attended Pursley High School.
Entered the Air Corps in 1942, training at Big Spring and
Childress, Tex. Served in England and France. Now on
duty in German.Notes:
- John M. Burns
- 1916 - 1970
- h/o Jackie Lucile (Stockman) Walton
- Erath Gardens Of Memory Cemetery, Stephenville, Erath
Co., TX
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BURNS, FREDERICK C.
Pfc. Frederick C. Burns, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Burns. Attended Dawson High School. Entered
service 1944, training with Infantry at Camp Fannin, Tex.
Served in England, Scotland, France, Holland, Germany and
Czechoslovakia, with 9th Army.
Notes:
- Frederick Carroll Burns
- Oct 17, 1925 - Apr 15, 1998
- Oakwood
Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro Co., TX
- h/o Emma Rhee (Harrison) Burns; s/o Clyde Burns & Mary Ed (Thrilkill)
Burns
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BURNS, WILLIE M., JR.
S 1/C Willie M. Brns Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Burns.
Attended Dawson Schools. Entered service 1944.
Training with the Navy at San Diego. Now on duty in Marianas.
Notes:
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William Morris “Willie” Burns, Jr.
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Apr 8, 1927 - Dec 26, 1992
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Hamilton-Beeman Cemetery, Retreat, Navarro Co., TX
- s/o William Morris Burns Sr
& Clara Otie (West) Burns
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BURNS, CARL W.
Cpl. Carl W. Burns, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Burns,
attended Pursley Schools. Entered service 1940, training
with Air Corps and served in Puerto Rico for 3 years. Now at
March Field, Calif.
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BURNS, LEON
Pvt. Leon Burns, son of Ethel Burns. Wife, the
former Esma Othella Coker. Attended Ben Wheeler
Schools. Entered service 1944, training at Camp Joseph T.
Robinson and Ft. Meade. Served in European Theater.
Awarded Purple Heart Posthumously. Killed in action,
November 20, 1944 in Germany.
Notes:
- Leon Burns
- Aug 31, 1913 - Nov 20, 1944
- TEXAS PVT 414 INF 104 DIV, WWII
- Cool Springs Cemetery, Van Zandt Co., TX
- h/o Esma Othella (Coker) Burns-Thomas
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BURNS, WILEY Q.
RM 1/C Wiley Q. Burns, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Wiley
Burns, Sr., Frost. Wife the former Virginia Lattimore.
Graduate of Frost High School. Entered service, 1939.
Trained with Navy at San Diego. Served in Pearl Harbor on
U.S.S. Vestal. Now on duty in South Pacific.
Notes:
- Wiley Quincy Burns, Jr.
- Jun 11, 1919 - Nov 24, 2001
- Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, Dallas, Dallas Co.,
TX
- h/o Virginia Lucille (Lattimore) Burns, s/o Wiley Quincy
Burns, Sr. & Sarah Eppie (Osborne) Burns
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BURNS, JAMES W.
S 2/C James W. Burns, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Q. Burns,
Frost. Attended Frost High School. Entered service,
1944. Trained with Coast Guard at Manhattan Beach.
Served aboard the U.S.S. Neigs in England, France, Italy and N.
Africa.
Notes:
- James Winston "Jack" Burns
- Jan 10, 1927 - Mar 8, 2009
- h/o Shirlie Elizabeth (Teasley) Burns; s/o Wiley Quincy Burns, Sr. & Sarah Eppie (Osborne)
Burns
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Obituary
- WWII Veteran
- WWII Biography
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BURNS, ALVIN W.
Sgt. Alvin W. Burns, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin
Burns. Attended Corsicana High School. Entered
service, 1940. Trained with the Army at Ft. Sam Houston,
Camp McCoy and in N. Ireland. Served in England, France,
Belgium, Germany, Czechoslovakia. Now on duty in Germany.
Notes:
- Alvin Wilson Burns
- Jan 13, 1920 - Feb 20, 2006
- Obituary
- Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, Bexar
Co., TX
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BURNS, E. D.
Pvt. E. D. Burns, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Burns,
Corsicana. Attended Emhouse Schools. Entered service
1944. Trained with Army at Camp Fannin. Now on duty in
Italy.
Notes:
- Edgar D. Burns
- Mar 22, 1923 - Mar 28, 1991
- Salem Cemetery, Sayers, Bexar Co., TX
- h/o Virginia Suedell (Hatley) Burns; s/o Alvin Wilson
Burns & Edna Lula (Curley) Burns
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BURNS, JACK W.
Pfc. Jack W. Burns, son of Mr. and Mrs. John
Burns. Wife is the former Verna Cudd. Attended
Corsicana Schools. Entered the Army, 1942. Trained at
Camp Crowder, Fort Sam Houston, Camp McCoy, Camp Butner and Camp
Claiborne. Served in England, France, Belgium, and
Holland. Now on duty in France. Has Four Battle Stars.
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BURTON, JIMMIE D.
Pfc. Jimmie D. Burton, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Burton, Wife is the former Mary Elizabeth Allen. Graduate of
Powell High School. Entered service, 1944. Trained
with the Air Corps at Camp Wolters. Now on duty at Boca
Raton, Fla.
Notes:
- Jimmie Dee Burton
- Mar 23, 1923 - Sep 21, 2021
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Obituary
- Cedar Grove Cemetery, Mancox, Montezuma Co., CO
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BURTON, JOHN M.
Pfc. John M. Burton, son of Mr. and Mrs. John F.
Burton, North Carolina. Wife is the former Beatrice Hagle.
Entered Tarrant Field. Transferred to Infantry, training at
Camp Maxey. Served in France, Belgium, Germany. Has
Sharpshooter Medal, Pistol and Rifle Badge, Good Conduct
Medal. Now on duty in Germany.
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BUSH, EARL, JR.
Sgt. Earl Bush, Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Bush,
Corsicana. graduate of Corsicana and attended N.T.S.T.C.,
Denton. Entered service, 1942. Trained with the Army
at Camp Wallace, Athens, Ga., Ft. Davis, N.C., Ft. Bliss, and Camp
Shelby, Miss. Completed Radio Schools with honors.
Served in Scotland, England, France as official mail and radio
messenger. Has 3 Battle Stars.
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BUSH, JAMES R.
Sgt. James R. Bush, son of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Bush,
Powell. Attended Texas Tech. Entered service,
1942. Trained with Tank Destroyer at Camps Polk, Hood,
Pickett, and various camps. Served in England, France,
Belgium and Germany. Has Silver Star, Five Battle Stars.
Notes:
- James Riley Bush
- Jun 8, 1916 - Nov 28, 1983
- h/o Lois Juanita (Lake) Bush; s/o Richard Edgar Bush &
Willie Mae (Garlington) Bush
- Oakwood
Cemetery, Corsicana, Navarro Co., TX
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