Earl Walton FUTRELL b. 8 Mar 1917 Rose Hill, Duplin Co, NC d. Nov 1985 Washington, D.C.: Our Family History

1917 - 1985 (68 years)

Name	Earl Walton FUTRELL
Nickname	Earl
Birth	8 Mar 1917	Rose Hill, Duplin Co, NC [1]
	Earl was born at home at 12:00 am and was delivered by Dr. R. L. Carr.
Gender	Male
comment	Jun 1937	Southport NC
	Earl was in 427th Company CCC at Camp NC P-62.
resided	23 Jun 1939	Warwick Co, VA [2]
Residence	1945	Rose Hill, Duplin Co, NC [3]
	Earl's registration card lists him as a 28-year-old veteran living in Rose Hill. (question: why since he had enlisted in 1939, did he have to fill out draft/registration form in 1945?)
WWII	23 Jun 1939-1945	Richmond, VA [2]
	Earl's term of enlistment in the Army was for the duration of the war or other emergency, plus six months. His record notes a post graduate education and that his civil job was as a bridge and general carpenter. He height was 68 inches. He was assigned to Chemical Warfare Service. Earl was in one of the divisions of the U.S. Seventh Army that participated in the liberation of Dachau concentration camp near Dachau, Germany, 29 April 1945.
MCR	13 Nov 1947-17 Nov 1951 [4]
	HIs service included Korean Conflict 1950-1953.
	Earl served in the Air Force from 1947-1951.
MCR	3 Jan 1955-30 Sep 1961 [4]
	He re-enlisted in the Air Force in 1955 and served until 1961.
resided	28 Jun 1974	Washington, D. C. [5]
	Earl lived in the U. S. Soldiers and Airmen's Home.
Death	Nov 1985	Washington, D.C. [6]
	Earl was 68 years old at the time of his death.
Burial	Nov 1985	Arlington, VA [6, 7]
	Earl's body was interred at Arlington National Cemetery.
Person ID	I44465	mason
Last Modified	22 Jul 2026

Father	George Nixon FUTRELL, b. 27 Jan 1891, Jacksonville, Onslow Co, NC d. 12 Nov 1949, Rose Hill, Duplin Co, NC (Age 58 years)
Mother	Bettie BATTS, b. 29 Dec 1896, Duplin Co, NC d. 13 Sep 1948, Rose Hill, Duplin Co, NC (Age 51 years)
Marriage	9 Feb 1913	Duplin Co, NC [8, 9]
	Bettie and George were married by R. N. Cole, Justice of the Peace. The marriage was witnessed by Joe Brinkley, J. L. Futrel, and M. S. Wood.
Family ID	F6178	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Violet Grace ROGERS

Children

	1. Earl Walton FUTRELL
	2. Patricia Ann FUTRELL

Family ID F2099 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 22 Jul 2026

Photos » Slide Show		Earl Walton Futrell with his dog, circa 1928
		Earl Walton Futrell, U.S. Air Force
		1920 US Census / Futrell, George N. P.T. Fountain Road, Limestone, NC (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
		1930 US Census / Futrell, George Rose Hill-Cavenaugh Road, Duplin Co. (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)

Notes

Haven't found 1940 Census for Earl. Wondering if he was already deployed to Hawaii, which was then a territory of US, and so considered an overseas assignment. If so, then the military would have shared his info with census and he would not have filled out a census form. My reason for this presumption is 23 Mar 2010 Stars & Stripes article: "The Defense Manpower Data Center provides the Census Bureau the information needed to complete this year’s 10-question form for each overseas resident."

[S2526] Earl Walton Futrell, Duplin County, NC birth certificate no. 550 (1917).
[S3069] Earl W. Futrell. U.S. WWII Army enlistment record (1939).
[S5634] Earl Walton Futrell, U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947.
[S5557] Earl Futrell, U.S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010.
[S2570] Letter, Earl Futrell to Earl Futrell (son), 28 Jun 1974.
[S3068] Earl Futrell. SSN 238-18-6882. SSDI. .
[S3033] Violet Rogers Hatcher, "Rogers-Futrell family information" .
[S2545] Bettie Futrell, North Carolina death certificate no. 19508 (1948).
[S5387] North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741 - 2011..
George Futrell [Geo F Futrel] - Bettie Batts (1913). Register of marriages-Duplin Co, NC, 1902-1928

Earl Walton FUTRELL[1]