PFC
Eugene T Burns
Aged 18, fallen January 25, 1945
- Unit
- Company B, 222nd Infantry Regiment
- Serial number
- 36981768
- Hometown
- Vanderburgh, Indiana
- Date of death
- January 25, 1945
- Classification
- Killed in action
- Burial
- Cavalry Catholic Church, Section E Lot 132, Edwardsville, Illinois
Private First Class Eugene T Burns, serial number 36981768, of Vanderburgh, Indiana, served with Company B of the 222nd Infantry Regiment in the 42nd Infantry Division, the Rainbow Division. He was killed in action on January 25, 1945, at the age of 18. He is buried at Cavalry Catholic Church, Section E Lot 132, Edwardsville, Illinois.
Further reading: The 42nd “Rainbow” Division Was Not at the Battle of the Bulge.
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