Henry Purefoy Whitehurst, Jr.

Citadel Class 1941
Date of Death 9-aug-42
Service USN
War World War II
Cemetery Manila American Cemetery and Memorial
Rank abbr. ENS

Graduated from (if other) USNA '42
Date of birth 16-Feb-20
Born in New Bern
Hometown New Bern
Family Henry P. Whitehurst (father), Robbie Sams (mother)
Service Number S/N O-123437

Company USS Astoria
Theater Pacific
Status KIA/MIA
Casualty details KIA, Pacific MIA Buried at Sea
Place of death Lost aboard USS Astoria; DE-634 named for him
Grave number Tablets of the Missing / Buried at Sea
Town Manila
Biography Cenotaph: Cedar Grove Cemetery, New Bern, Craven, NC, USA

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