Name:
James Andrew Burns
Rank:
Private
Serial Number:
Unit:
28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division
Date of Death:
1918-05-24
State:
Wisconsin
Cemetery:
Saint Joseph Cemetery, Wausau, Wisconsin
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
When James Andrew Burns was born on December 18, 1891, in Wausau, Wisconsin, his father, Patrick, was 31 and his mother, Katherine, was 24. He married Mary Catherine Givney in 1916. They had one child during their marriage. He served in the U.S. Army during World War I as a Private in Company E, 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He died on May 24, 1918 and is now buried in Saint Joseph Cemetery, Wausau, Marathon County, Wisconsin, USA.