Donald Nathaniel Burnside
March 8, 1924 – September 12, 1944
∼KILLED IN ACTION IN WORLD WAR II
Don BURNSIDE was killed in action in France during World War II.
A son of Mason N. and Fannie Bills BURNSIDE.
Survivors are: his parents, a brother, Pvt. Wesley M. BURNSIDE and three sisters; Venna BILICK, Helen and JoAnne. A grandmother, Mrs. Thomas J. BURNSIDE.
As told by fellow soldier Bill FRIEZE of the 517th HQ 2nd Bn, in the book, 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team By Turner Publishing:
"We were assembling in a wooded area near Col de Braus when concentrated German mortar barrage ensued. My assistant gunner, Don BURNSIDE, and 1 hit the ground into a natural depression and waited out the barrage. When it stopped, I got up and yelled to Don to do the same. There was no response from Don and as I knelt over him, I could see he had a terrible wound in the back of his head. One of those terrible tree bursts had gotten him and it was obvious to me me that for this 19 year-old, the war was over."
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March 8, 1924 – September 12, 1944
∼KILLED IN ACTION IN WORLD WAR II
Don BURNSIDE was killed in action in France during World War II.
A son of Mason N. and Fannie Bills BURNSIDE.
Survivors are: his parents, a brother, Pvt. Wesley M. BURNSIDE and three sisters; Venna BILICK, Helen and JoAnne. A grandmother, Mrs. Thomas J. BURNSIDE.
As told by fellow soldier Bill FRIEZE of the 517th HQ 2nd Bn, in the book, 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team By Turner Publishing:
"We were assembling in a wooded area near Col de Braus when concentrated German mortar barrage ensued. My assistant gunner, Don BURNSIDE, and 1 hit the ground into a natural depression and waited out the barrage. When it stopped, I got up and yelled to Don to do the same. There was no response from Don and as I knelt over him, I could see he had a terrible wound in the back of his head. One of those terrible tree bursts had gotten him and it was obvious to me me that for this 19 year-old, the war was over."
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Donald Nathaniel Burnside
March 8, 1924 – September 12, 1944
∼KILLED IN ACTION IN WORLD WAR II
Don BURNSIDE was killed in action in France during World War II.
A son of Mason N. and Fannie Bills BURNSIDE.
Survivors are: his parents, a brother, Pvt. Wesley M. BURNSIDE and three sisters; Venna BILICK, Helen and JoAnne. A grandmother, Mrs. Thomas J. BURNSIDE.
As told by fellow soldier Bill FRIEZE of the 517th HQ 2nd Bn, in the book, 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team By Turner Publishing:
"We were assembling in a wooded area near Col de Braus when concentrated German mortar barrage ensued. My assistant gunner, Don BURNSIDE, and 1 hit the ground into a natural depression and waited out the barrage. When it stopped, I got up and yelled to Don to do the same. There was no response from Don and as I knelt over him, I could see he had a terrible wound in the back of his head. One of those terrible tree bursts had gotten him and it was obvious to me me that for this 19 year-old, the war was over."
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March 8, 1924 – September 12, 1944
∼KILLED IN ACTION IN WORLD WAR II
Don BURNSIDE was killed in action in France during World War II.
A son of Mason N. and Fannie Bills BURNSIDE.
Survivors are: his parents, a brother, Pvt. Wesley M. BURNSIDE and three sisters; Venna BILICK, Helen and JoAnne. A grandmother, Mrs. Thomas J. BURNSIDE.
As told by fellow soldier Bill FRIEZE of the 517th HQ 2nd Bn, in the book, 517th Parachute Regimental Combat Team By Turner Publishing:
"We were assembling in a wooded area near Col de Braus when concentrated German mortar barrage ensued. My assistant gunner, Don BURNSIDE, and 1 hit the ground into a natural depression and waited out the barrage. When it stopped, I got up and yelled to Don to do the same. There was no response from Don and as I knelt over him, I could see he had a terrible wound in the back of his head. One of those terrible tree bursts had gotten him and it was obvious to me me that for this 19 year-old, the war was over."
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