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Personal info

Full name
SPURLOCK, Arthur Erwin
Date of birth
23 July 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Desha County, Arkansas
Hometown
Desha County, Arkansas

Military service

Service number
38600561
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
112th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died of Wounds
Date of death
12 February 1945
Place of death
Duisdorf-Bonn, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
J 4 21

Immediate family

Members
Jack J. Spurlock (father)
Emma (White) Spurlock (mother)
Myrtle Spurlock (sister)
Frances Spurlock (sister)
Opal (Boyd) Spurlock (wife)
Alton Spurlock (son)
Virginia Spurlock (daughter)

More information

Pfc Arthur E. Spurlock enlisted on 4 December 1943 and was sent overseas in July 1944.

He was taken prisoner and died in Stalag VI-G.

Source of information: FOHF, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930/1940 Census / Arkansas, County Marriages Index 1837-1957 / Daugherty Family Tree

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Arkansas Gazette 10 April 1945, Family collection - courtesy of Bart van der Sterren