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Virgil Paul “Red” Burns

Birth	:	7 Jun 1915 Maryland, USA
Death	:	12 Nov 1967 Ranson, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA
Burial	:	Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery, Cumberland, Allegany County, USA
Coordinate	:	39.6547012, -78.7782974
Description	:	Son of Patrick Burns and Bertha Creegan. As a Staff Sergeant, Virgil Burns was held as a POW in the Philippine Islands. In December 1944, he was boarded onto the Oryoku Maru for transport to Japan. The ship was sunk by American planes at Subic Bay, Philippine Islands, on December 15, 1944. The surviving POWs were boarded onto the Enoura Maru which reached Takao, Formosa. While docked it was bombed by American planes on January 9, 1945, killing many of the POWs. The surviving POWs were boarded onto the Brazil Maru and reached Japan... Read More	Son of Patrick Burns and Bertha Creegan. As a Staff Sergeant, Virgil Burns was held as a POW in the Philippine Islands. In December 1944, he was boarded onto the Oryoku Maru for transport to Japan. The ship was sunk by American planes at Subic Bay, Philippine Islands, on December 15, 1944. The surviving POWs were boarded onto the Enoura Maru which reached Takao, Formosa. While docked it was bombed by American planes on January 9, 1945, killing many of the POWs. The surviving POWs were boarded onto the Brazil Maru and reached Japan on January 29, 1945. He spent the rest of the war at Fukuoka #1 until he was liberated.

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Virgil Paul “Red” Burns's memorial is located at: Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery, Cumberland, Allegany County, USA.
When did Virgil Paul “Red” Burns death?
Virgil Paul “Red” Burns death on 12 Nov 1967 in Ranson, Jefferson County, West Virginia, USA
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Latitude: 39.6547012
Longitude: -78.7782974

(1885 - 1945)

(1891 - 1979)

(1910 - 2010)

2. Rose Hill Cemetery
Cumberland, Allegany County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6547012, -78.7763977

3. Hughes Burial Plot
Cumberland, Allegany County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6594790, -78.7671530

4. Saint Patricks Cemetery
Cumberland, Allegany County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6618996, -78.7680969

5. Allegany County Cemetery
Cumberland, Allegany County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6707110, -78.7670860

6. Trinity Lutheran Cemetery
Cumberland, Allegany County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6589940, -78.7530470

7. Sumner Cemetery
Cumberland, Allegany County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6595535, -78.7531433

8. Saint Lukes Lutheran Cemetery
Cumberland, Allegany County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6580920, -78.7526390

9. Green Mount Cemetery
Cumberland, Allegany County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6583640, -78.7515020

10. German Lutheran Cemetery
Cumberland, Allegany County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6573130, -78.7504050

11. Eastview Cemetery
Cumberland, Allegany County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6570470, -78.7498070

12. Woodlawn Cemetery
Cumberland, Allegany County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6572840, -78.7462290

13. Restlawn Memorial Gardens
La Vale, Allegany County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6756660, -78.8066910

14. Hoblitzell
Wolfe Mill, Allegany County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6743500, -78.7291100

15. Hillcrest Burial Park
Cumberland, Allegany County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6739650, -78.7258280

17. Moses McKenzie Cemetery
La Vale, Allegany County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6260530, -78.8333660

18. Rice-Hite Cemetery
Bowmans Addition, Allegany County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6986480, -78.7402130

19. Selby Cemetery
Cumberland, Allegany County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6569400, -78.7059700

20. Saint Marys Cemetery
Cumberland, Allegany County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6030998, -78.7343979

21. Davis Memorial Cemetery
Cumberland, Allegany County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6022780, -78.7325010

23. McKenzie-Brewer Graveyard
Cresaptown, Allegany County, USA
Coordinate: 39.6054710, -78.8383950

24. Tomlinson Cemetery
Ellerslie, Allegany County, USA
Coordinate: 39.7219220, -78.7656190