Burns, Hugh, LTC

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Lieutenant Colonel
Last Service Branch
Infantry
Last Primary 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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   1946-1947, 745, HHC, 82nd Airborne Division
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From Month/Year
October / 1946
To Month/Year
April / 1947
Unit
HHC Unit Page
Rank
Private (E-2)
MOS
745-Rifleman
Base, Fort or City
Fort Bragg
State/Country
North Carolina
 
 
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 HHC, 82nd Airborne Division Details

HHC, 82nd Airborne Division
Type
Airborne Infantry
 
Parent Unit
82nd Airborne Division
Strength
Company
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

Last Updated: Jul 31, 2017
   
   
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44 Members Also There at Same Time
HHC

Dupere, Raymond J., MAJ, (1943-1963) IN 745 Technical Sergeant
Stewart, Paul Leo, SFC, (1944-1967) IN 745 Technical Sergeant
Grange, David E., Jr., LTG, (1943-1984) IN 745 Sergeant
Waters, Charles F., CSM, (1942-1970) IN 745 Sergeant
Huntley, Thurman, PFC, (1944-1946) IN 745 Private First Class
Warner, Robert F, PFC, (1942-1946) IN 745 Private First Class
Chilton, Robert Clay, CSM, (1942-1972) IN 1745 First Sergeant
Rosser, Ronald, MSG, (1946-1968) IN 1607 Technician Fifth Grade
Gavin, James Maurice, LTG, (1924-1958) USA 0002 Major General
Allen, Richard L., LTC, (1945-1968) IN 1542 First Lieutenant
Toler, Alvin, SFC, (1947-1955) QM 1620 Sergeant First Class
Gribble, Gerald, SGT TC 378 Sergeant
Devilder, William Frank, T/5, (1943-1946) MD 855 Technician Fifth Grade
Simons, Edsel W., PVT, (1942-1946) AD 601 Private
Farrell, Francis William, LTG, (1920-1960) 2010 Brigadier General
Lippman, Gordon Joseph, LTC, (1943-1965) 2030 Second Lieutenant
Canham, Charles D. W., MG, (1919-1960) Brigadier General
Westmoreland, William Childs, GEN, (1936-1972) Colonel
Matheson, Salve H., MG, (1942-1975) Major
Meyers, Francis Joseph Jr., LTC, (1941-1968) First Lieutenant
Queen, James Carlton, MAJ, (1944-1964) Second Lieutenant
Griffin, John, Cpl Corporal
Robinson, Bill, LTC, (1946-1977) Staff Sergeant
Martin, John L., SGT, (1941-1963) Sergeant
Shields, Robert, 2LT, (1942-1946) Sergeant
Connors, Robert, T/4, (1943-1946) Technician Fourth Grade
Windom, William, T/5, (1943-1946) Technician Fifth Grade
Butler, William E., MSG, (1946-1991) Private First Class
Watts, David, MG, (1946-1986) Private
82nd Adjutant General Company

CHEATWOOD, FLOYD, T/3, (1945-1949) IN 521 Sergeant
82nd Airborne Division

Ogle, Charles, SGT, (1946-1949) IN 745 Sergeant
Ogle, Charles, SGT, (1946-1949) IN 745 Sergeant
Eckert, Milton, PVT, (1942-1946) IN 745 Private
Merritt, Kenneth, CSM, (1942-1977) IN 00Z Command Sergeant Major
Ratley, William Gordon, CSM, (1941-1980) IN 11B10 Command Sergeant Major
Woodard, Joel Gardner, SFC, (1943-1951) IN 814 Technical Sergeant
Burriss, Thomas, MAJ, (1942-1963) IN 1560 Captain
Burriss, Thomas, MAJ, (1942-1963) IN 1560 First Lieutenant
Thomas, Fred, SFC, (1941-1977) OD 55D50 Private First Class
Matney, Edward Eli, COL, (1946-1978) IM 566 Sergeant
Runyon, James L, CSM, (1943-1974) QM 620 Sergeant
Sandy, Warren, SGT, (1945-1946) UN 00E Sergeant
Bangsboll, Leif, LTC, (1943-1963) IN First Lieutenant
Weber, William, COL, (1943-1980) IN First Lieutenant
Burnett, George, SGT, (1944-1946) SC Sergeant
Walters, Stanley, PFC, (1946-1948) Private First Class

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