Soldier Summary
Soldier Summary
Burns, Brendan A.
Military History
Rank
Lieutenant (Second Lieutenant)
Unit
United States. Army. Engineer Regiment, 310th. Company A.
Medals Awarded
- Military Cross (M.C.)
- Order of St. Stanislaus
- Silver Star Citation
Events
Event
Date
Place
Details
Event
Residence
Date
-
Place
Edgewater, NJ
Details
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Event
Residence
Date
1919
Place
New York, NY
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Event
Silver Star Citation
Date
1/22/1919
Place
Ust padenga (Russia)
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Event
Transf. to Camp Upton
Date
07/19/1919
Place
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Details
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Sources
- Engineers rosters, National Personnel Records Center, St. Louis, MO
- Hugh D. McPhail papers, 1918-1957 view online
- Malcolm K. Whyte papers, 1917-1926
- Military Times Hall of Valor
- The history of the American expedition fighting the Bolsheviki; campaigning in north Russia 1918-1919
- United States. Army. Signal Corps photograph collection
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