1. | Willard Hamilton BURNS, Jr. was born about 12 Apr 1917 in Michigan; died about 1938 in Troy, Michigan. Other Events:
- _UID: 1AA399F90FD34F46B4A9DC073F19C2F818CE
- Residence: 1938, Troy, Michigan; 325 East Long Lake Road
Notes:
He had an 8 day old son when he died in an auto crash.
Died:
He was killed in an auto accident about 12:05 a.m. when the driver of the automobile in which he was riding crashed into guard rails and a telephone pole on Rochester Road, near Nineteen Mile Road, in Troy township, Michigan. The car mowed down a number of guard rail posts near the Syulvan Glen golf course, careened 318 ft, and struck the telephone pole with terrific force. The driver of the automobile was named Sedgwick Randall, age 26, of 1127 Rosewood Avenenu, Ferndale, MI. He suffered severe lacerations of the face and scalp but lived. Source: unmamed newpaper article on the day of the accident. No date on article.
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