Individual Details

Samuel Richard FURR

(3 Oct 1930 - 22 Apr 1985)

Events

Birth3 Oct 1930Arkansas
Occupation1950U.S. Army soldier - Fort Hood, Bell County, TX
Marriage4 Dec 1954Pansy Elizabeth SCUDDER
Death22 Apr 1985San Bernardino County, CA
MilitaryKorean War
Soc Sec No430-52-9497
BurialRose Hills Memorial Park, Whittier, Los Angeles County, CA

Families

SpousePansy Elizabeth SCUDDER (1929 - 2007)
ChildLiving
FatherAllen Chester "Slick" FURR (1897 - 1961)
MotherVirginia Ellen "Virgie" NOWLIN (1903 - 1982)
SiblingJoe Hollis FURR (1920 - 1995)
SiblingJack Walter FURR (1921 - 1988)
SiblingEllen Louise FURR (1923 - 1969)
SiblingLonnie Chester "Buck" FURR (1924 - 1999)
SiblingJames Emmitt FURR (1926 - 1978)
SiblingWilliam Ray "Bill" FURR (1928 - 1989)
SiblingLiving
SiblingCarl Dale FURR (1932 - 1986)
SiblingAllen Wade FURR (1933 - 2006)

Notes

Military

Name: Samuel R Furr
Race: White
Home State: Arkansas
Casualty Date: 12 Aug 1950
Casualty Country: South Korea
Casualty Type: Returned to Duty (FECOM)
Group: Returned to Duty (FECOM)
Branch: Artillery
Component: USA - RA (Reg Army)
Rank: Private First Class
Pay Grade: Private First Class
Previous Detail: Seriously wounded in action by missile
Disposed Date: 19 Aug 1950
Disposed Place: South Korea
Organization: Fa Bn 105mmh Trkdr
Unit #: 0555
Service Occupation: Field Artillery Cannoneer

Endnotes

1. Ancestry.com. California Death Index, 1940-1997. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2000. Original electronic data: State of California. California Death Index, 1940-1997. Sacramento, CA: State of California Department of Health Services, Center for Health Statistics, 19--..

2. Records on Korean War Dead and Wounded Army Casualties, created 1950 - 1970, documenting the period 2/13/1950 - 12/31/1953. - Record Group 407.

3. United States Social Security Death Index.

4. The Paducah Sun, Paducah, Kentucky.