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Surnames: Hurst
Classification: Query
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Denzil E. Hurst of Fountain County Indiana was killed October 27, 1944, while serving in
the US Army, 32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division, in the South Pacific during
World War II. He is buried in the Manila American Cemetery in the Philippines.
We are seeking information regarding his military and civilian life and especially locate
any family members still living so we can send them the free photograhs of his grave site
and the beautiful memorial in the Philippines.
We have found the following reference at the Indiana State Library website; World War II
database. We do not have the information because we do not have access to the microfilms
here in the Philippines but we are hoping for some help from our posting. Our goal is to
find the families of Indiana servicemen and present them with free photographs of their
loved one’s grave sites or their names as they appear on the “Tablets”. This information
will increase our chances of finding the families. Please help us!
References:
Indianapolis Star
February 6, 1945
Casualty
Page 18, Column 2
I am a retired Hoosier from Madison County residing in the Philippines with my Filipino
wife. We are seeking family and military information about servicemen from your county
killed in the South Pacific during World War II. There are 17,206 Americans buried here
and thousands more that are missing or buried at sea and are honored on the “Tablets of
the Missing”. Please visit our website to see the beautiful memorial located in Manila,
Philippines.
http://fizkid.tripod.com/
My wife and I visited the cemetery as visitors and left with a mission in our heart. We
have been taking photographs of the graves of the Indiana servicemen buried here and have
been uniting them (at no charge) with their family members in Indiana and across the
United States. To receive the photo of your family member, neighbor or friend all you need
is a working email address. We do not send them to regular mailing addresses due to the
costs. Please help us find the families of the men that might still be living. Our project
is only successful because of teamwork and your contributions are noted on our website. If
you wish to help us we will be pleased to add your name to our ACKNOWLEDGMENT page on the
website. The obituaries usually did not appear till to three months after the death date.
If you are not a genealogist you can help by just picking up the telephone directory and
find someone with the same last name and give them a call. It has worked many times for
us.
Denzil E. Hurst
Private First Class
United States Army
32nd Infantry Regiment, 7th Infantry Division
Service Number 35369541
Attica – Fountain County – Indiana
October 27, 1944
Buried Manila American Cemetery – Philippines
Plot F Row 14 Grave 42
Bronze Star, Purple Heart
Zenas5(a)yahoo.com
Sincerely,
Dave and Apple Dwiggins
San Pablo City, Philippines