Individual Details

Death

CONCORD, Feb. 18 — Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Furr today received a message from the War department stating that their son, Pvt. Brooks Edward Furr, died of a heart at yesterday at Fort George Meade, Md. No funeral plans will be made until the arrival of Private Furr's body in Concord. Private Furr was born in Cabarrus county in November, 1907, and was a few months past 35 years old. He enlisted in the United States army last August. Besides his parents, Private Furr is survived by four sisters, Mrs. AIfred E. Baker and Mrs. Bessie Theatt of Concord and Mrs. Callie Herrin and Mrs. O. T. Johnson of Washington, D. C, Two brothers, Dewey and Eugene Furr, both of Concord, also survive.
The Charlotte Observer, Charlotte, North Carolina, February 19, 1943

Military

Private, 417 Infnatry, 76 Division, entered service October 9, 1942 at Fort Meyers, Virginia.

Name: Brooks E Furr
Birth Year: 1903
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: North Carolina
State: District of Columbia
County or City: District Of Columbia
Enlistment Date: 25 Sep 1942
Enlistment State: Virginia
Enlistment City: Fort Myer
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
Civil Occupation: Painter, General* or Painter, Sign* An asterisk (*) appearing after a job title indicates that a trade test for the particular occupation will be found in the United States Employment Service Manual, Oral Trade Test.
Marital Status: Single, with dependents
Height: 65
Weight: 112