Kurr, Everett E.

1921 - 1944  (23 years)

• Name	Kurr, Everett E.
  Birth	1921	Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	KURR.E001
  _FGRAVE	8140909
  Military Service	World War II, Private, Company E, 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division  [1, 2, 3]
  	Private with Company E, 331st Infantry Regiment, 83rd Infantry Division. Entered combat on June 27, 1944 and was killed in action on December 10, 1944 in vicinity of Krewinkel, Rhineland, Germany. Buried with military honors at Golden Cemetery in his hometown. Honored also at the WWII Memorial in Flora, Illinois. (This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission.) Source: https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1903181
  		World War II Casualties, Clay County Illinois
  		World War II Honoree, Kurr, Everett E. (1921-1944)
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		83rd Infantry Division ("Thunderbolt"), United States Army
  		83rd Infantry Division ("Thunderbolt"), United States Army
  		Krewinkel, Belgium
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		No Rank Insignia Applies to Private, Airman, Seaman Recruit
  Death	1944	Krewinkel, Belgium   [1, 4]
  	Cause: Killed in Action
  	According to Wikipedia, Krewinkel is located in Belgium
  		Krewinkel, Belgium
  Burial	Golden Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Burial Flag, United States Military Veterans
  		Headstone, Kurr, Everett E.
  		Headstone, Kurr, Everett E. Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I43041	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	15 May 2023

  
  

  Father	Kurr, J.T.
  Mother	Garnit, L.
  Family ID	F16679	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Death - Cause: Killed in Action - 1944 - Krewinkel, Belgium  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S13366] Findagrave.com, Headstone, Kurr, Everett E., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8140909/everett-e_-kurr), none. (Reliability: 2). [S15404] Robert Medley Gatewood, Brochure, Flora, Illinois, World War II Veterans Memorial, page #4, (https://genealogy.carlwgray.com/showmedia.php?mediaID=18791) (Reliability: 2). [S13354] http://www.wwiimemorial.com, World War II Honoree, Everett E. Kurr (1921-1944), (https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1903181) (Reliability: 2). [S13355] http://www.wwiimemorial.com, National Archives & Records Administration War Department Files, PVT Everett E. Kurr, (https://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque_wardept.aspx?honoreeID=1040660) (Reliability: 2).