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FURR, William Frazier - Date of
birth
10 Juli 1921 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Aberdeen, Monroe County, Mississippi -
Hometown
Aberdeen, Monroe County, Mississippi
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34813686 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
D Company,
1st Battalion,
309th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 February 1945 - Place of
death
Schwammenauel Dam, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 15 | 14 |
Immediate family
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Members
Esta S. Furr (father)
Lottie W. (Hansell) Furr (mother)
Esta S. Furr Jr. (brother)
Marion H. Furr (brother)
Richard T. Furr (brother)
More information
S/Sgt William F. Furr enlisted at Fort McClellan, Alabama on 6 August 1943. He attended 'Mule handler' training at Camp Pickett, Virginia and a special course in infantry weapons and minor tactics at Fort Benning, Georgia.
Source of information: Danny van der Groen, Klassikat, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - William Frazier Furr (nephew), www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Russell-Daniel-Smith-Ulmer-Carr Family Tree / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Fred Munckhof / Bill Furr