Object Record
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Metadata
Object Name |
Letter |
Catalog Number |
1991.164.22 |
Date |
1950 |
Material(s) |
paper |
Dimensions |
H-14.5 W-12.25 inches |
Description |
This is a letter from President Harry Truman to the family of Chadwick Otis Burns of Frankfort, Kentucky. The text reads: In Grateful Memory of/Chadwick Otis Burns/Who Died in the Service of his Country/On 8 August 1950/In Korea/He Stands in the Unbroken Line of Patriots Who Have Dared To Die/That Freedom Might Live, And Grow, And Increase Its Blessings./Freedom Lives, And Through It, He Lives--/In A Way That Humbles The Undertakings of Most Men." |
Notes |
Private First Class Chadwick O. Burns (1929-1950) was a member of Company E, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Provisional Marine Brigade. He was Killed in Action while taking Hill Chindong-ni, South Korea, Korea on August 8, 1950 by enemy shrapnel. He had been in Korea only 7 days. Burns joined the Marine Corps in 1948 after serving in the Kentucky National Guard. He was the first citizen from Franklin County, Kentucky, to be killed in the Korean War. The collection was donated by his mother, Viola Burns. Private First Class Burns was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal. |
Collection |
Viola Burns Collection |
People |
Burns, Chadwick O. |
Subjects |
Commemoration Death Military personnel War |
Search Terms |
Korea Korean War Korean War, 1950-1953 |
Physical Holder |
Kentucky Historical Society - KHS |