DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS
WILLIAM
C. FURR
Sergeant,
U.S. Army
32nd
Infantry Division, 128th Infantry Regiment
Date of
Action: March 28, 1945
Killed in action on the Villa Verde Trail,
Luzon, Philippines (from 23 March through 4 April the 128th Infantry drove
bloodily eastward. The regiment cleared Hill 503, which the 127th had bypassed;
secured most of Hill 504; and expanded the hold on Hill 505, south of the
trail).
Buried Manila American Cemetery, Manila,
Republic of the Philippines within the limits of Fort Bonifacio, the former
U.S. Army Fort William McKinley
Home Town: Arlington, Virginia
Other
Award:
Purple Heart