Individual Details

Death

Cards bearing the name "Louis J. Furr" but no address were found in the pockets of a man who drowned after falling into the harbor near Pier 4.
The Evening Sun, Baltimore, Maryland, July 13, 1955

CONCORD - Funeral’ services for Louis James Furr, 34, of Baltimore, Md., will be held this afternoon at 4:30 o'clock at White Parks Baptist Church and burial will follow in Oakwood Cemetery. The Rev. J. C. Furr will have charge of services, assisted by the Rev. Frank Miller and the Rev. S. G. Farrington. Born in Cabarrus county Sept. 28, 1920, Furr is survived by his mother, Mrs. Blanche Cullens Furr of 21 Howerton street. The body will be taken from Weddington-Mitchell Funeral Home to the church where it lie in services.
The Daily Independent, Kannapolis, North Carolina, July, 15, 1955

Military

Name: Louis J Furr
Birth Year: 1920
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: North Carolina
State: North Carolina
County or City: Cabarrus
Enlistment Date: 19 Sep 1942
Enlistment State: South Carolina
Enlistment City: Camp Croft
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: Grammar school
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 71
Weight: 160