Remembering Them Forever (RTF)!
Burns, Wilford E.
- Blue Ridge, Texas, Collin County, United States
Military Information:
- US Navy
- Deceased
- WWII Veteran
- QR Code
- WWII Victory Medal
- 1-Alpha List
- Cemetery: Flower Mound, Flower Mound, Denton County, Texas
Bio:
Name: Wilford Earl Burns
Birth: 31 Jul 1924
Blue Ridge, TX
Death: 23 Apr 1998
Arlington, TX
Cemetery: The Flower Mound Presbyterian Cemetery
Cemetery Location: Flower Mound, Denton, Texas, USA
Section: East – Middle Third
Military: He served in the US Navy during WW2. Wilford was honorably discharged 7 Feb 1946.
Civilian: On the 1950 Census, Wilford worked as a truck driver. Wilford worked in quality control at Texas Instruments in Lewisville. He was a member of the Northwest Church of Christ.
Family: Son of WH and Paralee Burns. Lola Clark was his first wife (married in 1947); and he later married Frankie Angell in 1983. He had two daughters: Earlene LaVerne Rankin, Deborah Lacey. Sons include Charles Burns, Dennis Burns and Robert Burns Jr.
Sources: Find a Grave, Fort Worth Star Telegram (25 Apr 1998), Texas US Select County Marriage Records, US Veterans’ Gravesites, Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, US Birth Index, WW2 Draft Cards, Navy Muser Rolls
Author Information:
Nov 2022
Angelina Brown angelina@fourbrowns.org
Organization Represented: The Flower Mound NSDAR
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