Paul enlisted in the U.S. Army on 18 Aug 1942 at Camp Croft, SC. He volunteered for parachutist duty and was assigned to Company C, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment as it was forming at Camp Blanding, FL.
After completion of basic training the regiment went through jump school at Fort Benning, GA and then moved to Camp Mackall, NC for advanced exercises and practice jumps.
On 28 Dec 1943 the 508th boarded the USAT James T. Parker and sailed Belfast, Ireland, landing 12 days later. Following another three months of field exercises the regiment moved to Nottingham, England.
It was nearly three months later that the regiment jumped into France on D-Day. Initially Pfc Paul F. Burns was reported as MIA (Missing In Action) on 6 June 1944, D-Day. His status was changed to KIA (Killed In Action) on 15 July 1944 when his remains were recovered. In the absence of any witnesses, the date of recovery became the official date of death.
Paul was initially interred in the temporary cemetery, Blosville, France in Plot Q, Row 4, Grave 72. In April 1948 Pfc Burns was laid to his final rest in Sharon Memorial Park, Charlotte, NC.
Paul Burns was the son of Peter and Lillie Burns and he left a wife, Lola and two sons.
After completion of basic training the regiment went through jump school at Fort Benning, GA and then moved to Camp Mackall, NC for advanced exercises and practice jumps.
On 28 Dec 1943 the 508th boarded the USAT James T. Parker and sailed Belfast, Ireland, landing 12 days later. Following another three months of field exercises the regiment moved to Nottingham, England.
It was nearly three months later that the regiment jumped into France on D-Day. Initially Pfc Paul F. Burns was reported as MIA (Missing In Action) on 6 June 1944, D-Day. His status was changed to KIA (Killed In Action) on 15 July 1944 when his remains were recovered. In the absence of any witnesses, the date of recovery became the official date of death.
Paul was initially interred in the temporary cemetery, Blosville, France in Plot Q, Row 4, Grave 72. In April 1948 Pfc Burns was laid to his final rest in Sharon Memorial Park, Charlotte, NC.
Paul Burns was the son of Peter and Lillie Burns and he left a wife, Lola and two sons.
Paul enlisted in the U.S. Army on 18 Aug 1942 at Camp Croft, SC. He volunteered for parachutist duty and was assigned to Company C, 508th Parachute Infantry Regiment as it was forming at Camp Blanding, FL.
After completion of basic training the regiment went through jump school at Fort Benning, GA and then moved to Camp Mackall, NC for advanced exercises and practice jumps.
On 28 Dec 1943 the 508th boarded the USAT James T. Parker and sailed Belfast, Ireland, landing 12 days later. Following another three months of field exercises the regiment moved to Nottingham, England.
It was nearly three months later that the regiment jumped into France on D-Day. Initially Pfc Paul F. Burns was reported as MIA (Missing In Action) on 6 June 1944, D-Day. His status was changed to KIA (Killed In Action) on 15 July 1944 when his remains were recovered. In the absence of any witnesses, the date of recovery became the official date of death.
Paul was initially interred in the temporary cemetery, Blosville, France in Plot Q, Row 4, Grave 72. In April 1948 Pfc Burns was laid to his final rest in Sharon Memorial Park, Charlotte, NC.
Paul Burns was the son of Peter and Lillie Burns and he left a wife, Lola and two sons.
After completion of basic training the regiment went through jump school at Fort Benning, GA and then moved to Camp Mackall, NC for advanced exercises and practice jumps.
On 28 Dec 1943 the 508th boarded the USAT James T. Parker and sailed Belfast, Ireland, landing 12 days later. Following another three months of field exercises the regiment moved to Nottingham, England.
It was nearly three months later that the regiment jumped into France on D-Day. Initially Pfc Paul F. Burns was reported as MIA (Missing In Action) on 6 June 1944, D-Day. His status was changed to KIA (Killed In Action) on 15 July 1944 when his remains were recovered. In the absence of any witnesses, the date of recovery became the official date of death.
Paul was initially interred in the temporary cemetery, Blosville, France in Plot Q, Row 4, Grave 72. In April 1948 Pfc Burns was laid to his final rest in Sharon Memorial Park, Charlotte, NC.
Paul Burns was the son of Peter and Lillie Burns and he left a wife, Lola and two sons.
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