Burns Donald E.

Monuments

2Lt Donald E. Burns Monument -86th Fighter Group

Name:

Donald E. Burns

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-826379

Unit:

86th Fighter Bomber Group

Date of Death:

1944-08-19

State:

California

Cemetery:

Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

386

Decoration:

Purple Heart

Comments:

Donald E. Burns was born on March 14, 1924, in Pushmataha County, Oklahoma. He was the son of Fred Allen Burns and Mabel Edith Orr McLaughlin. He served in the 527th Fighter Squadron, 86th Fighter Group, as a Second Lieutenant and Pilot of P-47D Thunderbolt #42-26678 during World War II. On August 19, 1944, 2nd Lt. Donald E. Burns was Killed in Action when his P-47D Thunderbolt was brought down by enemy flak during a reconnaissance mission over Avignon. He had taken off from Poretta Airfield in Corsica, and his aircraft crashed near Plan-d'Orgon, located southwest of Cavaillon in southern France. He is now buried in the Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, San Diego, San Diego County, California, USA.Source of information: http://francecrashes39-45.net/