Individual Details
Donley LeRoy FURR
(April 24, 1915 - December 22, 2000)
Resided in Cumberland, WI. Entered US Army Air Corps on April 1, 1942. Graduated February 5, 1943 as a pilot and commissioned 2nd Lt. Instructed other pilots in tactical aircraft at Florence, South Carolina. Went overseas on November 13, 1944 to Italy. Joined the 12th Tactical Air Force, 85th Bomb Squadron. Flew 44 missions and earned the Distinguished Flying Cross, three Air Medals, two Unit Citations. Served 44 months active duty. Retired as a Captain from the US Air Force Reserves on March 25, 1960. Worked as a carpenter and contractor in Chetek, Wisconsin until 1957 when he returned to government employment as an Air Traffic Controller. Retired on April 25, 1975.
Events
| Birth | April 24, 1915 | Sterling, Whiteside County, IL |  | ||
| Marriage | September 5, 1936 | DeKalb, DeKalb County, IL - Ellen Alice DITTO | |||
| Occupation | 1940 | farmer - DeKalb County, IL | |||
| Occupation | 1950 | Prairie Lake, Barron County, WI | |||
| Death | December 22, 2000 |  | | ||
| Military | World War II | | | ||
| Soc Sec No | 346-05-4030 | | |||
| Burial | Genoa Township Cemetery, Genoa, DeKalb County, IL | |
Families
| Spouse | Ellen Alice DITTO (1918 - 2006) |
| Child | Donna Lea FURR (1937 - 1938) |
| Child | Larry Norman FURR (1939 - 1980) |
| Child | Dennis Dale FURR (1942 - 1992) |
| Child | Living |
| Father | Robert Allen FURR (1883 - 1948) |
| Mother | Lillian THOMPSON (1888 - 1917) |
Notes
Death
Furr, Donley L., Lansing. Born April 24, 1915 in Sterling, IL; died December 22, 2000 at the age of 85. Mr. Furr was a veteran of World War II having served with the United States Army Air Corps during the Italian Campaign flying B-17s with the 85th Bombardment Squadron as a 1st Lieutenant. He retired in 1975 from the Federal Aviation Agency as a Flight Planner after 30 years of faithful service and was a member of Grace Brethren Church of Lansing. Mr. Furr was preceded in death by 2 sons, Larry in 1980 and Dennis in 1991, and daughter, Donna Lea in 1938. Surviving are Ellen A. (Ditto), his wife of 64 ears; 1 son, John R. (Karen) Furr of Lansing; 11 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 27, 2000 at 4 p.m. at the Gorsline-Runciman Co. Lansing Chapel, 900 E. Michigan Ave., Lansing, with Pastor Mick Rockafellow officiating. Interment will be held at a later date in Genoa Cemetery, Genoa, IL. The family will receive friends at the Chapel on Wednesday 1 hour prior to the service. Those desiring may make contributions to Grace Brethren Church, 3904 W. Willow, Lansing 48917 in memory of Donley.Lansing State Journal, Lansing, Michigan, December 24, 2000
Military
Name: Donley L FurrBirth Year: 1915
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: Illinois
State: Illinois
County or City: De Kalb
Enlistment Date: 31 Mar 1942
Enlistment State: Illinois
Enlistment City: Camp Grant
Branch: Air Corps
Branch Code: Air Corps
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: Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of
Source: Civil Life
Education: 2 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Student, Chemical Engineering
Marital Status: Married
Height: 70
Weight: 158
Endnotes
1. 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).
2. Lansing State Journal, Lansing, Michigan.
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.