▁large ▁number ▁of ▁Burn h ams . ▁The ▁descend ants ▁of ▁Thomas ▁Burn ham ▁have ▁been ▁noted ▁in ▁every ▁American ▁war , ▁including ▁the ▁French ▁and ▁Indian ▁war . ▁ ▁Frederick ▁Russell ▁Burn ham ▁( Gre at - grand father ) ▁- ▁A ▁highly ▁decor ated ▁British ▁Army ▁sc out , ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁Mat abe le ▁War , ▁Second ▁Mat abe le ▁War , ▁and ▁the ▁Second ▁Bo er ▁War ; ▁taught ▁sc out ing ▁to ▁Robert ▁Baden - P ow ell , ▁becoming ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁inspir ations ▁for ▁the ▁found ing ▁of ▁the ▁international ▁Sc out ing ▁Mov ement ; ▁named ▁an ▁Honor ary ▁Sc out ▁by ▁the ▁Boy ▁Sc outs ▁of ▁America . ▁Mount ▁Burn ham ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁this ▁man . ▁ ▁R oder ick ▁De ane ▁Burn ham ▁( Gr and father ▁- ▁pat ernal ) ▁- ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁inf antry ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁I , ▁fought ▁in ▁France . ▁ ▁Dresden ▁Gordon ▁" Red " ▁Taylor ▁( Gr and father ▁- ▁mat ernal ) ▁- ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁engineer ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II ; ▁land ed ▁in ▁a ▁gl ider ▁on ▁Ut ah ▁Beach ▁during ▁D - Day ▁and ▁fought ▁in ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁the ▁Bul ge . ▁ ▁Frederick ▁Russell ▁Burn ham ▁II ▁( F ather ) ▁- ▁U . S . ▁Army ▁communic ations , ▁fought ▁in ▁Vietnam ; ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁tro op ▁leader ▁in ▁the ▁Boy ▁Sc outs ▁of ▁America . ▁ ▁Business ▁O wner ▁Burn