Name:
James J. Burns
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
Unit:
28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1918-10-01
State:
Connecticut
Cemetery:
Meuse-Argonne American Cem., Lorraine, France
Plot:
D
Row:
7
Grave:
12
Decoration:
Comments:
James J. Burns was born in March 1886 in Athlone, County Westmeath, Ireland. He entered the military service in Connecticut and served in the U.S. Army during World War I as a Private in Company K, 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He was Killed in Action on October 1, 1918 and is now buried in Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery and Memorial, Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, Departement de la Meuse, Lorraine, France.