Fred Arington Burns, Jr.

1930 - 1950  (20 years)

• Name	Fred Arington Burns
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	1930	WV   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Military	1950  [2]
  	Korean War: Private First Class, U.S. Army, 25th Infantry Division, 27th Infantry Regiment
  Death	28 Jul 1950	South Korea   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I40117	Meadow Bluff Meanderings
  Last Modified	1 Apr 2010

  
  

  Father	Fred Arington Burns, Sr.,   b. 3 Apr 1890, Glace, Monroe Co., WV d. 29 Jul 1981, Middleburg Heights, Cuyahoga Co., OH (Age 91 years)
  Mother	Sarah Elizabeth "Lizzie" Pitsenbarger,   b. May 1893, Nicholas Co., WV d. Aft 1981 (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	23 Jul 1913	Claremont, Fayette Co., WV   [3]
  Family ID	F14062	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  The Beckley Post-Herald, Beckley, WV, 18 September 1950, p. 2, col. E Dies In Korea QUINWOOD, Sept. 17 — Pfc. Fred Burns, Jr., 19-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Burns, Sr., of Charleston, who was killed in action in Korea on July 28, is a nephew of Mrs. Jack Trout, and Marion and Abraham Pittsenbarger, all of Quinwood. A student at Stonewall Jackson High School in Charleston, young Burns enlisted in the army August 30, 1948, and sailed for Japan the following December 23, where he was stationed at Camp Haugen with the 7th Infantry Division, 32nd Infantry Regiment. On July 10th of this year he was transferred to the 25th Infantry Division, 27th Infantry Regiment and sailed immediately for Korea. His parents received one letter from him after he arrived in Korea, dated July 21, which they received on August 4. He was their only son. Besides his parents, he is survived by seven sisters, Mrs. Opal Cooper and Mrs. Freda Howell, both of Reed; Mrs. Faye Scherer, of Eleanor; Mrs. Lucille Leadmon, and Mrs. Maxine Hancock, of Charleston; and Mrs. Wilma Scherer, and Miss Jacqueline Burns, both at home.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1309] National Archives and Records Administration, Korean War Casualties, 1950-1957, ((http://www.ancestry.com : 2005)), accessed 1 Apr 2010), Fred Burns, Jr. (Reliability: 3). [S1237] West Virginia. Beckley., Beckley Post-Herald (Beckley, WV), "Dies in Korea," 18 Sep 1950, p. 2, col. E; digital images, \i NewspaperARCHIVE.com\i0 ?(http://www.newspaperarchive.com : accessed 1 Apr 2010). (Reliability: 3). [S105] Fayette Co., WV MB 4 (1910-1914), p. 10, line 2 (Reliability: 3).