Individual Details
John Delta FURR
(October 4, 1916 - August 6, 1944)
Events
| Birth | October 4, 1916 | Orton, Gilmer County, WV |  | ||
| Marriage | June 12, 1943 | Dorothy Mae "Dottie" REUSE | |||
| Death | August 6, 1944 | Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France |  | ||
| Military | World War II | | | ||
| Burial | Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, VA | |
Families
| Spouse | Dorothy Mae "Dottie" REUSE (1923 - 2010) |
| Father | Earnest W. "Ernie" FURR (1892 - 1991) |
| Mother | Anna DORSEY (1894 - 1920) |
| Sibling | Thelma FURR (1914 - 1997) |
| Sibling | Raymond Howard "Ray" FURR (1918 - 2011) |
| Sibling | Living |
Notes
Death
U.S. Army Air Corps (322nd Bomber Group, Medium, 451st Bomber Squadron)Killed in the crash of Lt. George Smith's Martin Marauder B-26 which was hit by intense, accurate flak over a fuel dump in the Foret d'Andaine, France.
Military
Name: John D FurrBirth Year: 1916
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country: West Virginia
State: Hawaii
Enlistment Date: 11 Dec 1942
Enlistment State: Ohio
Enlistment City: Cleveland
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
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: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Tracktor Driver* or Truck Driver, Heavy or Chauffeur or Truck Driver, Light An asterisk (*) appearing after a job title indicates that a trade test for the particular occupation will be found in the United States Employment Service Manual, Oral Trade Test
Marital Status: Separated, with dependents
Height: 68
Weight: 162
Endnotes
1. West Virginia Division of Culture and History, www.wvculture.org.
2. 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..
3. findagrave.com.