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Ernest Thurman Atkins

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Ernest Thurman Atkins Veteran

Birth
Whiteville, Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
Death
15 Jul 1945 (aged 29)
Hallsboro, Columbus County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Whiteville, Columbus County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Ernest Thurman Atkins, born October 12, 1915, Whiteville, NC, son of William Henry Atkins and Annie Lee Russ, enlisted 28 Jan 1943, Fort Bragg, NC. US Army, PFC, 34665141 members of Troop A, 43rd Calvary Rec Sq. He accidentally drowned in Lake Waccamaw on July
15, 1945. He was married to Clara Cecil Bowen and had a son, John William Atkins, born December 9, 1935, in Whiteville, NC. Ernest was buried at Union Valley Baptist Church Cemetery, Whiteville, NC. News Reporter reflected accepted US Army 1 Feb 1943 (p1, c3)
Ernest Thurman Atkins, born October 12, 1915, Whiteville, NC, son of William Henry Atkins and Annie Lee Russ, enlisted 28 Jan 1943, Fort Bragg, NC. US Army, PFC, 34665141 members of Troop A, 43rd Calvary Rec Sq. He accidentally drowned in Lake Waccamaw on July
15, 1945. He was married to Clara Cecil Bowen and had a son, John William Atkins, born December 9, 1935, in Whiteville, NC. Ernest was buried at Union Valley Baptist Church Cemetery, Whiteville, NC. News Reporter reflected accepted US Army 1 Feb 1943 (p1, c3)

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Troop A 43rd Cavalry Rec Sq US Army



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  • Created by: John Evans
  • Added: Aug 11, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56921954/ernest_thurman-atkins: accessed ), memorial page for Ernest Thurman Atkins (12 Oct 1915–15 Jul 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56921954, citing Union Valley Baptist Church Cemetery, Whiteville, Columbus County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by John Evans (contributor 47071981).