PVT John C Burns Jr was born in 1914 in Pennsylvania to John C and Cora B. (Watson) Burns. His mother was working as a skiver in 1920, his father was a shoemaker.
John Jr. was drafted in November 1940. He was assigned to E Company 116th Infantry prior to D-Day and participated in the amphibious assault. PVT Burns was killed in action on 11 Jul 1944.
PVT Burns is buried in the Normandy American Cemetery.
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