Paul L. Burns
NAME: Paul L. Burns
ASN: 17071573
PLACE OF BIRTH: Milledgeville, IL
DATE OF BIRTH: 1922?
DATES OF SERVICE: 27 Nov 1942 -
UNIT ASSIGNED: 509th Parachute Infantry Battalion
CAMPAIGNS: Ardennes-Alsace
AWARDS: Parachutist Badge, Combat Infantryman Badge, EAME Campaign Medal, World War II Victory Medal
SUMMARY OF SERVICE:
27 Nov 1942 - Enlisted at Camp Dodge, Herrold, IA - NARA Enlistment Record
| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 17071573 | 17071573 |
| NAME | BURNS#PAUL#L############ | BURNS#PAUL#L############ |
| RESIDENCE: STATE | 61 | ILLINOIS |
| RESIDENCE: COUNTY | 015 | CARROLL |
| PLACE OF ENLISTMENT | 7214 | CP DODGE HERROLD IOWA |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT DAY | 27 | 27 |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT MONTH | 11 | 11 |
| DATE OF ENLISTMENT YEAR | 42 | 42 |
| GRADE: ALPHA DESIGNATION | PVT# | Private |
| GRADE: CODE | 8 | Private |
| BRANCH: ALPHA DESIGNATION | NMB | Undefined Code |
| BRANCH: CODE | 02 | No branch assignment |
| FIELD USE AS DESIRED | # | # |
| TERM OF ENLISTMENT | 5 | Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law |
| LONGEVITY | ### | ### |
| SOURCE OF ARMY PERSONNEL | 0 | Civil Life |
| NATIVITY | 61 | ILLINOIS |
| YEAR OF BIRTH | 22 | 22 |
| RACE AND CITIZENSHIP | 1 | White, citizen |
| EDUCATION | 4 | 4 years of high school |
| CIVILIAN OCCUPATION | 127 | Post office clerks |
| MARITAL STATUS | 6 | Single, without dependents |
| COMPONENT OF THE ARMY | 6 | Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of the United States under Army Regulations 605-10 |
| CARD NUMBER | # | # |
| BOX NUMBER | 0247 | 0247 |
| FILM REEL NUMBER | 2.104 | 2.104 |
Paul L. Burns Wounded left in Truck Ardennes 318 book "Stand
in the Door" Charles H. Doyle and Terrell Stewart
PFC Paul L. Burns 17071573 Milledgeville, IL page 387 book "Stand
in the Door" Charles H. Doyle and Terrell Stewart
25 Dec 1944 - Pfc. Burns, 17071573 509** ILL (Needs more research) Captured near Malempre, Belgium - ( The Battle of the Bulge ) Held by Germany - (Camp Unknown ) Area
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