Military related information:

Service Number -2425051

Enroute to France; Army Transport Service, Passenger Lists
Name: George Bruns
Departure Date: 11 Jun 1918
Departure Place: New York, New York
Address: 1064 Wade St
Residence Place: Cincinnati, Ohio
Mother: George Dohrman
Ship: Grampian
Military Unit: Hdq
Rank: Private
Service Number: 2425051
Notes: Headquarters Company 329th Infantry

Company L Roster November 1918 A.E.F.: Listed as Private. Joined Nov 2nd. - Company Roster December 1918 A.E.F. Junglinster, Luxembourg: Listed as Private. - Company Roster January 1919 A.E.F. Gonderange, Luxembourg: Listed as Private. - Company Roster February 1919 A.E.F. Gonderange, Luxembourg: Listed as Private. - Company Roster March 1919 A.E.F. Gonderange, Luxembourg: Listed as Private. - Company Roster April 1919 A.E.F.: Listed as Private.

Company L, 1st Platoon

WWI Victory Medal with battle Clasps unknown

Name: George C. Bruns in the Ohio Soldiers in WWI, 1917-1918
Original data: The Official Roster of Ohio Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines in the World War, 1917-18. Columbus, OH, USA: The F.J. Heer Printing Co., 1926.
Age: 23 10/12 Years
Race: White
Birth Date: abt 1894
Birth Location: Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
Enlistment Date: 28 Mar 1918
Enlistment County: Cincinnati
Enlistment State: Ohio
Enlistment Division: National Army LB 8
Comments: Headquarters Company 329 Infantry to 22 Oct 1918; Co L 132 Infantry to Discharge Private Defensive Sector. American Expeditionary Forces 11 June 1918 to 17 May 1919. Honorable discharge 28 May 1919.

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Post War Occupations / Bio:

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: George Bruns
Age: 25
Birth Year: abt 1895
Birthplace: Ohio
Home in 1920: Cincinnati Ward 16, Hamilton, Ohio
Street: 8th Street
Residence Date: 1920
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Dora Bruns
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Sawyer
Industry: Lumber Mill
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Able to read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
Dora Bruns 33 Wife
George Bruns 25 Head
Elza Neil 2 Stepson

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: George J Burns
Birth Year: abt 1895
Gender: Male
Race: White
Age in 1930: 35
Birthplace: Ohio
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1930: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio, USA
Map of Home: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio
Street Address: Golden Ave
House Number: 3416
Home Owned or Rented: Rented
Home Value: 12
Radio Set: No
Lives on Farm: No
Age at First Marriage: 25
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Ohio
Mother's Birthplace: Ohio
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Checking Clerk
Industry: Grocery Co.
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
Employment: Yes
Veteran: Yes
War: WW
Household Members Age Relationship
Dora Burns 43 Wife
George J Burns 35 Head
Parish Burns 12 Son
Eva Burns 8 Daughter
George Burns 7 Son
Dorothy Burns 5 Daughter
Lillie M Burns 1 Daughter

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: George C Burns
Age: 45
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1895
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Ohio
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio
Street: Stanley Avenue
House Number: 327
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Cincinnati, Hamilton, Ohio
Residence in 1935: Cincinnati
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Occupation: Shipping Clerk
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 13
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 42
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 52
Income: 1200
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
Dora Burns 53 Wife
George C Burns 45 Head
Eva Burns 18 Daughter
George Burns Jr 17 Son
Dorothy Burns 15 Daughter
Lillie Burns 11 Daughter

Death Information: Date; Age; Cause; Burial Location 

United States, Veterans Administration Master Index
Name: George Clarence Bruns
Name: George J. Burns
Event Type: Military Service
Event Date: 28 May 1919 Discharged
Event Place: Ohio, United States
Event Place (Original): City of Cinti, Ohio
Residence Place: Cinti, Ohio
Birth Date: 25 May 1894
Death Date: 23 Aug 1957
Enlisted 28 March 1918

Find A Grave
George C. Burns
BIRTH 25 May 1894
DEATH 23 Aug 1957 (aged 63)
BURIAL Saint Joseph New Cemetery
Cincinnati, Hamilton County, Ohio
PLOT Sec 24, Lot 143, Range 10
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Family Members
Parents
Josephine G. Holt Dohrman 1870–1934
Spouse: Dora Burns 1886–1965
Siblings
Harry Casper Bruns 1890–1967
Edward B Bruns 1892–1946
Clarence G Bruns 1896–1947
Delia C. Bruns 1902–1929
George Alfred Bruns 1905–1905
Augusta Dohrman 1911–1911
Children
Eva J. Burns Davis 1921–1984
Lillie Mae Burns Maynard 1928–2002

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