Howard Burns, Junior, World War II CasualtyPorter County Data on World War II Casualties . . . .
Howard Burns, Junior
Staff Sergeant, Company A, 131st Engineer Regiment, United States Army
Date of Birth: June 6, 1917, Wellston, Jackson County, Ohio
Date of Death: November 29, 1944, Edward Hines, Junior, Veterans Administration
Hospital, Hines, Cook County, Illinois
Burial: Westlawn Cemetery, Farmersburg, Sullivan County, Indiana
Cause of Death: Brain Tumor
Date of Enlistment: April 7, 1941
Hometown: Valparaiso
Note: Howard Burns, Junior, was honorably discharged from the United States Army
on June 19, 1944, due to his medical condition.
Newspaper Notices:
THE VIDETTE-MESSENGER'S LOCAL NEWS REVIEW OF 1944
DECEMBER 7 -- Howard Burns, Jr., southwest Pacific veteran, former Valparaiso
resident, dies in Hines' hospital, Hines, Ill., of brain tumor; Lieut. Dale
White, of Porter, killed in plane crash in Italy.
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Source: The Vidette-Messenger, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana;
December 29, 1944; Volume 18, Page 1, Column 7
Pacific War Vet Is Dead
Howard Burns, Jr., formerly of Valparaiso, died on November 29 at the Hines
government hospital, Hines, Ill., as the result of a brain tumor, it was learned
today.
He was medically discharged from the army on June 19, 1944, after having spent
21 months in action in the Southwest Pacific.
About a month ago his condition became critical and he was taken to the
Veteran's hospital at Indianapolis for treatment. Two days prior to his death he
was taken to Hines hospital.
Before entering the army April 7, 1941, he was employed at the McGill
Manufacturing company.
Surviving are his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Burns, Sr., four sisters and
three brothers.
Memorial services will be held at the McHugh funeral home in Shelburn, Ind., his
former home, with the American Legion post of Shelburn in charge. Burial was in
Oak Lawn cemetery.
Attending the rites from Valparaiso was Miss Ruth Barrett, fiancée of the
decedent.
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Source: The Vidette-Messenger, Valparaiso, Porter County, Indiana;
December 7, 1944; Volume 18, Page 1, Column 7 [Note that the cemetery is
incorrect in this death notice. Howard Burns, Junior, was interred in Westlawn
Cemetery in Farmersburg, Sullivan County, Indiana.]
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Information abstracted and transcribed by Steven R. Shook