Robert Wiygul Burns

Military
media-32239.jpeg UPL 32239 "Lt Colonel Burns of the 351st Bomb Group, wearing the Distinguished Flying Cross England 11-Oct-44."

Object Number - UPL 32239 - "Lt Colonel Burns of the 351st Bomb Group, wearing the Distinguished Flying Cross England 11-Oct-44."

Pilot. Assigned to 351BG, 8AF USAAF. 25 x missions.



Awards: SS, DFC (OLC)/ AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x battle stars), American Campaign Medal, DUC.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Nettleton, Mississippi 8 December 1916 Son of Eliam Baxter and Virginia Mary [Wiygul] Burns.

Based

Polebrook 15 May 1943 - 20 February 1945 Assigned to 351BG, 8AF USAAF.

Died

Lynn Haven, FL, USA 6 February 2004

Buried

9810 State Rd 72, Sarasota, FL 34241, USA Sarasota National Cemetery Sarasota, Sarasota County, FL

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Who's Who in the Eighth Air Force and/or Biographical Directory Command & Staff Officers Eighth Air Force 1942-45

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