Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 12/4/1944

Impressive memorial services for
members of the lodge who died
during the last year were held by
Niagara Falls Lodge, 345, B. P. O.
Elks, in the Elks timple , Main
street and Elk place, yesterday afternoon.
A feature of the ceremonies
was the presentation of the Elks
Medal of Valor to Mrs. Anns May
Bums, 8427 Frontier avenue, widow
of Lieutenant John R. Burns, first
member of the lodge to give his lif e
for his country in World War 2. He
was killed in action in Italy last
May 19.

Niagara Gazette - 6/15/1944

KILLED IN ACTION - First
Lieutenant John Reed Burns, Jr.,
was killed in action In the Italian
theater of war on May 19. according
to word received by his wife,
Mrs. Anna May Burns, of 8427
Frontier avenue.
He enlisted in the army April
22, 1942, and for a while served
with an anti-tank company In
England with the rank of corporal
He was returned to this
country to attend the Infantry
Officers Candidate school at Fort
Benning, Ga., from which he was
graduated on July 29, 1943, with
the commission of second lieutenant.
Again sent overseas, he
served in North Africa and later
in Italy with the Fifth Army.
° Before entering the service he
was employed by the Electro-
Metalurglcal company. He was
a member of the Niagara Falls
Elks lodge.
The lieutenant was born in
Punxsatawny, Pa., on January 14,
1917. His parents are Mr. and
Mrs. John R. Burns, Sr., of Sheffield,
Pa. He is also survived by
-a sister. Mrs. Leon Carlson, of
Smethport. Pa., and Lieutenant
Donald C. Burns, now serving
overseas with the Army Alr
Forces.

Family/Spouse: ADAMS, Anna May. Anna (daughter of ADAMS, Harry and Catherine M) was born about 1919 in New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 10/24/1941

Mr. Harry Adams, of 8427 Fron
tier avenue, announces the engage
mem of his daughter, Anna May.
to Mr. John R. Bums. Jr., son of
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Bums, of
Sheffield. Pa. The wedding will
take place in the latter part of
November.