PRISONERS OF WAR FROM HENRY COUNTY ARE LISTED
Henry County relatives of men who were prisoners of war in Germany anxiously await word from them. All likely have been freed, information from Germany indicates, but the mail facilities out of the country have broken down temporarily.
A list of the prisoners from the county has been compiled by the News. It may not include all. Corrections and additions should be mailed or telephoned to the News office.
The List:
Prisoners in European Theater:
John Francis Burns, missing in North Africa, Feb. 17, 1942, later reported prisoner of war in Germany.
Source: Mt. Pleasant News, May 11, 1945
John Francis Burns was born Dec. 20, 1908 to John F. and Bridget Hurley Burns. He died Jan. 9, 1968 and is buried in Saint Alphonsus Cemetery, Mount Pleasant, IA.
Pvt. Burns served in World War II with the U.S. Army 168th Infantry and became a German POW.
Source: ancestry.com
