Individual Details
Henry Eugene FURR
(September 27, 1921 - June 9, 1944)
Events
| Birth | September 27, 1921 | Arlington County, VA |  |  | |
| Death | June 9, 1944 | Normandy, France | | | |
| Alt name | Jean FURR | ||||
| Military | World War II | | | ||
| Burial | Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, VA | |
Families
| Father | William Henry FURR (1886 - 1956) |
| Mother | Annie Elizabeth HEISS (1894 - 1925) |
| Sibling | Lillian Carroll FURR (1913 - 1917) |
| Sibling | Edith Marie FURR (1915 - 2010) |
| Sibling | Dorothy Louise FURR (1917 - 1989) |
| Sibling | Lawrence Frederick FURR (1920 - 1928) |
| Sibling | Anne Elizabeth "Betty" FURR (1925 - 1972) |
| Sibling | Virginia FURR ( - ) |
| Sibling | Anna FURR ( - ) |
Notes
Birth
His tombstone has September 21, 1924.Death
Name: Henry E Furr Service Info.: PFC USA Birth Date: 09/21/1924 Death Date: 06/09/1944 Interment Date: 04/29/1948 Cemetery: Arlington National Cemetery Cemetery Address: C/O Director Arlington, VA 22211 Buried At: Section 12 Site 4317Pfc. Henry E. Furr, 23, son of William H. Furr, 2007 N, Stafford street, Arlington, Va. was killed in action in France, June 23, according to a War Department notice to his father. Pvt. Furr was a paratrooper. Born and reared in Arlington, he attended Washington and Lee High School and was later employed by Joe Guss & Sons in Washington before joining the Army in November, 1942. He was sent overseas in January of this year and was last heard from by his family May 26. He was awarded the Purple Heart. Besides his father he is survived by one brother, John Henry Furr of Arlington, and two sisters,” Mrs. Edith Gatten of Cherrydale, Va., and Mrs. Dorothy Cook of Springfield, Va.
The Evening Star, Washington, District of Columbia, September 7, 1944
Military
He was a Private First Class in Company D, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. He was killed in action on June 9, 1944 in Normandy, France.Endnotes
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2. National Cemetery Administration. U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. Original data: National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator..
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.