Individual Details
Frank Wray FURR
(29 Apr 1917 - 9 Oct 1944)
Events
| Birth | 29 Apr 1917 | Jackson, Hinds County, MS |  | ||
| Death | 9 Oct 1944 | England, United Kingdom |  | | |
| Military | U.S. Army Air Forces (987th Military Police Company, Aviation) - in World War II | | | ||
| Burial | Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom | | |
Families
| Father | Benjamin Wray "Ben" FURR (1882 - 1943) |
| Mother | Mattie Louella HOGGATT (1886 - 1961) |
| Sibling | Bonnie Emma FURR (1912 - 2004) |
| Sibling | Julia Eleanor FURR (1913 - 1995) |
| Sibling | Bennie Lou FURR (1915 - 1987) |
| Sibling | Sarah Grace FURR (1920 - 1998) |
Notes
Death
Corp. Frank W. Furr, only son of Mrs. Ben W. Furr, of Rt. 3, Florence, died October 8, in England as a result of injuries incurred in a jeep accident, his mother has been notified. The 27-year-old soldier had been in England since March, 1944. He received his basic training at Keesler Field and was sent overseas from there, serving as an MP. He is survived by four sisters, Mrs. Bonnie Melvin, Mrs. Bennie Lou Rhodes, Mrs. Grace Hauck, and Miss Julia Furr, all of Jackson.Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, Mississippi, November 15, 1944
Military
Name: Frank W FurrBirth Year: 1917
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: Mississippi
State: Mississippi
County or City: Rankin
Enlistment Date: 30 Oct 1941
Enlistment State: Mississippi
Enlistment City: Jackson
Branch: Air Corps
Branch Code: Air Corps
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Component: Regular Army (including Officers, Nurses, Warrant Officers, and Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 3 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Automobile Serviceman
Marital Status: Single, without dependents
Height: 69
Weight: 136
Burial
He also has a stone in the Richland Cemetery, Richland, Rankin County, Mississippi.Endnotes
1. "Mississippi, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1940-1947", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPKR-NDD1 : Sat Mar 09 02:51:58 UTC 2024).
2. The Clarion-Ledger, Jackson, Mississippi.
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. findagrave.com.