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Burns, James

Date of birth:
March 11th, 1918 (Pittsburgh/Pennsylvania, USA)
Date of death:
June 12th, 1943 (Zijtaart/Noord-Brabant, Netherlands)
Buried on:
Canadian War Cemetery Groesbeek
Plot: XVI. Row: F. Grave: 11.
Service number:
R/144158
Nationality:
American

Biography

Warrant Officer
Royal Canadian Air Force
429 Sqdn.

At 01:15 a.m. on June 12, 1943, a Vickers Wellington X (HE593) bomber of the (Canadian) 429 Squadron crashed in Zijtaart.

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
May 25th, 1942
Air Gunner Badge

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