Individual Details

Forrest Linn FURR

(June 18, 1907 - February 13, 1943)

Before the War he was working in Washington, District of Columbia as an U S Government employee, at the Veterans Administration Hospital 2650 Wisconsin Ave Washington DC. He entered the US Army on March 10, 1941. At the time of his enlistment he was 5 foot 8 inches tall weighed 160 pounds had Brown eyes and Black Hair.

Events

BirthJune 18, 1907Weston, Lewis County, WV
MarriageMay 12, 1928Lewis County, WV - Lena Ottis WILFONG
MarriageDecember 2, 1941Harrison County, WV - Living
DeathFebruary 13, 1943Mercer Island, King County, WA
MilitaryWorld War II
BurialLewis County Memorial Gardens, Weston, Lewis County, WV

Families

SpouseLiving
SpouseLena Ottis WILFONG (1910 - 1977)
FatherJames Floyd FURR Sr. (1879 - 1942)
MotherDaisy Virginia RHOADES (1882 - 1968)
SiblingHarold Leon FURR (1905 - 1968)
SiblingCharles Lemuel FURR (1917 - 2005)
SiblingJames Floyd FURR Jr. (1919 - 2005)

Notes

Death

His death certificate states he died from a gun shot to the head and that this was being investigated. No further information available.

Military

Name: Forrest L Furr
Birth Year: 1907
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: West Virginia
State: District of Columbia
County or City: District Of Columbia
Enlistment Date: 10 Mar 1941
Enlistment State: Maryland
Enlistment City: Baltimore
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: 1 year of high school
Civil Occupation: Toolroom Keeper or Surgical Technician, Veterinary or Veterinary Technician or Hospital Orderly
Marital Status: Divorced, without dependents
Height: 68
Weight: 165

Endnotes

1. West Virginia Division of Culture and History, www.wvculture.org.

2. Washington Death Index, 1940-1996 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.Original data: Washington State Department of Health. State Death Records Index, 1940-1996. Microfilm. Washington State Archives, Olympia, Washington..

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.