Individual Details

Death

Furr, Harry William, III (Age 79) On Monday, July 21, 2003, of Arlington, VA. Beloved husband of 59 years of Jean Mavis Furr; loving father of Jean S. Rogers, Harry W. Furr IV and John K. Furr. Also surviving are his eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Friends may call at The Murphy Funeral Home of Arlington, 4510 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA on Wednesday, July 23 from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday at Cathedral of St. Thomas More, 3901 Cathedral Ln., Arlington, VA at 10:30 a.m. Interment National Memorial Park. Contributions may be made in his memory to St. Jude's Children's Research Hospital, 501 St. Jude Pl., Memphis, TN 38105-1942.
The Washington Post, Washington, District of Columbia, July 23, 2003

Military

Name: Harry W LRD Furr
Birth Year: 1923
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: Dist Of Columbia
State: District of Columbia
County or City: District Of Columbia
Enlistment Date: 19 Oct 1942
Enlistment State: District of Columbia
Enlistment City: Washington
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: 3 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Student Codes 0x, 2x, 4x and 6x as pertain to students will be converted, for machine records purposes, to the code number 992.
Marital Status: Single, with dependents
Height: 65
Weight: 164