Individual Details
Thomas Eugene "Tommy" FURR
(20 Sep 1926 - 20 Sep 1983)
Events
| Birth | 20 Sep 1926 | Sunbury, Northumberland County, PA |  | ||
| Marriage | 5 Oct 1958 | O'bera Compton HANKINS | |||
| Death | 20 Sep 1983 | Lanham, Prince George's County, MD |  | | |
| Military | in World War II | | | ||
| Soc Sec No | 194-16-0129 | | |||
| Burial | Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA | |
Families
| Spouse | O'bera Compton HANKINS (1923 - 2002) |
| Father | Ralph Herman FURR (1898 - 1970) |
| Mother | Margaret C. WHITEMAN (1906 - 1983) |
| Sibling | Ralph Eward FURR (1925 - 2009) |
| Sibling | Living |
Notes
Death
SUNBURY — A funeral was conducted yesterday in Arlington National Cemetery will full military services for Thomas Eugene Furr, 57, of Lanham Terrace Apartments, Lanham, Md., a Sunbury native who died Monday, on his birthday, in Lanham, according to word received here. He was born in Sunbury, Sept. 20, 1926, a son of the late Ralph and Margaret O. Furr. Mrs. Furr died in February. Mr. Furr was a 1944 graduate of Sunbury High School, and served in the Air Force. He retired from Andrew’s Air Force Base in 1965. He was later employed in a security job in Lanham. He moved to Lanham following his retirement for the Air Force. He is survived by two brothers, Ralph of Sunbury and Ronald of Northumberland RD2.The Daily Item, Sunbury, Pennsylvania, September 24, 1983
Military
Name: Thomas E FurrBirth Year: 1926
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: Pennsylvania
State: Alaska
Enlistment Date: 27 Dec 1944
Enlistment State: Pennsylvania
Enlistment City: Harrisburg
Branch: No branch assignment
Branch Code: No branch assignment
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: 4 years of high school
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 08
Weight: 003
Endnotes
1. "Pennsylvania, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1945", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2SX-61ND : Fri Feb 23 19:19:44 UTC 2024),.
2. United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007, database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6KSP-S62F : 10 February 2023).
3. National Archives and Records Administration. U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 [database online]. Provo, Utah: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005. Original data: Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 [Archival Database]; World War II Army Enlistment Records; Records of the National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 64; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD..
4. United States Social Security Death Index.
5. , findagrave.com (N.p.: n.p., n.d.).