Burns, Hugh, LTC

Deceased
 
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Final Rank
Lieutenant Colonel
Last Service Branch
Infantry
Last MOS
31542-Infantry Officer (Special Forces Qualified)
Last MOS Group
Infantry
Primary Unit
1968-1969, 11A, HHC, United Nations Command (UNC)
Service Years
1945 - 1969
Other Languages
Korean
Official/Unofficial US Army Certificates
Certificate Of Achievement
Certificate Of Appreciation
Cold War Certificate
Presidential Certificate of Appreciation
Infantry
Special Forces
Lieutenant Colonel
Six Overseas Service Bars

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Home State
Ohio
Ohio
Year of Birth
1927
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Steubenville,Ohio
Last Address
3421 Cornell Dr.Fayetteville, NC
Date of Passing
Mar 25, 2020
 

 Official Badges 

1st Cavalry Division Special Forces Group US Military Assistance Command, Vietnam (MACV) United Nations Command Joint Security Area (Korean)

United Nations Command Military Armistice Commission (US) Infantry Shoulder Cord US Army Retired (Pre-2007) Honorably Discharged WW II




 Unofficial Badges 

Joint Security Area Panmunjom Cold War Medal Cold War Veteran Vietnam Veteran 50th Commemoration

Vietnam 50th Anniversary United States Forces Berlin


 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
Chapter I/XVIII - The Samuel S. Theriault/Aaron Bank ChapterBerlin U.S. Military Veterans Association1st Cavalry Division Association187th Airborne Infantry Regiment Association
Special Operations Association (SOA-MACV)
  1968, Special Forces Association, 1, Chapter I/XVIII - The Samuel S. Theriault/Aaron Bank Chapter (Executive Officer) (Fayetteville, North Carolina) - Chap. Page
  1970, Berlin U.S. Military Veterans Association
  1990, 1st Cavalry Division Association
  1990, 187th Airborne Infantry Regiment Association
  1991, Special Operations Association (SOA-MACV) - Assoc. Page


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

Ret. Lt. Col. Hugh (Mike) R. Burns, 92, of Fayetteville, North Carolina, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2020. He was born May 4, 1927 in Steubenville, OH to Hugh and Altai (Bowman) Burns. 
After graduating high school Mike enlisted with in the U.S. Army and served for twenty-two exemplary years with several of those being with the Special Forces Green Beret. He was stationed in many places and saw combat during World War II, Korea and Vietnam and eventually retired as a Lieutenant Colonel. Mike loved his family and his country and will be dearly missed. 
He leaves behind his wife, Myong Cho and their son, Tae S. Burns, both of the home in Fayetteville, NC. 
Mike is preceded in death by his parents, Hugh and Altai Burns and his sister, Margery J. Moran. 

   
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 Ribbon Bar

Combat Infantryman 2nd Award
Master Parachutist (1 Combat Jump)Airborne Glider Badge
Korea - Jump Wings

 
 Enlisted/Officer Basic Training
  1946, 2nd Battalion, 1st Training Brigade (BCT) (Fort Bragg, NC), A
 Unit Assignments
US Merchant Marines82nd Airborne Division3118th Signal BattalionSignal Center & School (Cadre) Fort Gordon, GA
San Jose Project1st Cavalry DivisionSignal Units11th Airborne Division
187th Airborne Regimental Combat TeamMilitary Intelligence Units2nd Battalion, 123rd Infantry2nd Battalion, 9th Infantry
Berlin Command1st Armored Rifle Battalion, 6th Infantry77th Special Forces Group7th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
1st Special Forces Group (Airborne)6th Special Forces Group5th Special Forces Group (Airborne)Military Assistance Command Vietnam (MACV)
US Army John F Kennedy Special Warfare Center & School (USAJFKSWCS)United Nations Command (UNC)
  1945-1946, US Merchant Marines
  1946-1947, 745, HHC, 82nd Airborne Division
  1946-1947, 745, HHC, 3rd Battalion, 325th Glider Infantry
  1947-1947, 667, 3118th Signal Battalion
  1948-1949, 3152, Army Signal Corps Photographic Center, Signal Center & School (Cadre) Fort Gordon, GA
  1949-1949, San Jose Project
  1950-1950, 1st Cavalry Division
  1950-1950, 152, 13th Signal Company
  1950-1951, 1745, 11th Airborne Division
  1951-1951, 187th Airborne Regimental Combat Team
  1951-1952, 3945, 108th Counter Intelligence Corps Detachment
  1953-1954, 1542, F Company, 2nd Battalion, 123rd Infantry
  1954-1955, 1542, F Company, 2nd Battalion, 9th Infantry
  1955-1959, Berlin Brigade
  1955-1959, 1542, Service Company, 1st Armored Rifle Battalion, 6th Infantry
  1959-1961, 1542, 77th Special Forces Group
  1961-1963, 1542, 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
  1963-1964, 1542, 1st Special Forces Group (Airborne)
  1964-1965, 1542, 6th Special Forces Group
  1965-1966, 1542, HHC, 5th Special Forces Group (Airborne)
  1966-1966, 1542, MACV Phu Cat
  1966-1968, 1542, US Army John F Kennedy Special Warfare Center & School (USAJFKSWCS)
  1968-1969, 11A, HHC, United Nations Command (UNC)
 Combat and Non-Combat Operations
  1945-1945 WWII - European-African-Middle Eastern Theater
  1950-1950 Korean War/UN Defensive (1950)/Battle of Pusan Perimeter
  1950-1950 Korean War/UN Defensive (1950)
  1950-1950 Korean War/UN Defensive (1950)
  1950-1950 Korean War/UN Offensive (1950)
  1950-1951 Korean War/CCF Intervention (1950-51)
  1951-1951 Korean War/First UN Counteroffensive (1951)
  1951-1951 Korean War/First UN Counteroffensive (1951)/Operation Tomahawk
  1951-1951 Korean War/First UN Counteroffensive (1951)/Battle of Kapyong
  1955-1959 Deployment - West German Border Security Operations
  1960-1960 Vietnam War/Advisory Campaign (1962-65)/Battle of Go Cong
  1962-1962 Operation White Star
  1965-1965 Vietnam War/Defense Campaign (1965)
  1965-1966 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Campaign (1965-66)
  1966-1966 Vietnam War/Counteroffensive Phase II Campaign (1966-67)
  1968-1969 Deployment - Korean DMZ Armistice Enforcement
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