William Burns
Evergreen
William Robert Burns, 25, was killed during the D-Day invasion on June 8, 1944.
A native of Evergreen, NC, Burns was born April 9, 1919, in Great Falls, Montana.
On April 14, 1942, Burns enlisted in the Navy in Raleigh, NC. On June 8, 1944, Mr. Burns was assigned to the destroyer USS Glennon, which struck a mine off the coast of Quinnéville, France, forcing 16 sailors overboard.
Mr. Burns was awarded the Purple Heart Medal, Combat Action Ribbon, ...
William Robert Burns, 25, was killed during the D-Day invasion on June 8, 1944.
A native of Evergreen, NC, Burns was born April 9, 1919, in Great Falls, Montana.
On April 14, 1942, Burns ...