Pvt Virgil D.
Howard Freeman
May 31, 1922 – June 27, 1941
Holly Springs/Dehart Cem.
Virgil Howard
Freeman, son of Mr. & Mrs. Dee Freeman, was accidentally killed in a bus
accident Saturday night. The young man
was coming home on furlough from Camp
Jackson, S.C. to
visit his parents. The bus by some
means was hit by a freight car. He was
buried at Holly Springs/Dehart Monday.
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VONORE SOLDIER DIES
IN BUS-TRUCK CRASH
A
Vonore selectee was killed and his two Company B,
117th Infantry, companions from Knoxville and Athens severely injured in a
truck crash near Jasper, Marion County, on the return from Manchester
maneuvers to Athens.
The
death victim was D. Virgil Freeman, son of Mr. & Mrs. D. Freeman, of Vonore, in Monroe County.
The accident occurred about 9:30 last night
The
Knoxville News-Sentinel, Sat Jun 28, 1941
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Junior Freeman:
A large crowd
attended the funeral of Junior Freeman, a soldier who was killed on his way
home from an army camp to spend the Fourth of July. Burial was in the Dehart Cem., near the Holly
Springs Church,
the Rev. Frank Miller officiating.
Junior was only 18
years old. He was a volunteer. We are proud of boys like him who went to
help protect our country. The family
have our sincere sympathy.
Virgil’s brothers, John W. and Earl J. also died.
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Name:
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D Virgil Howard Freeman
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Birth Year:
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1922
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Race:
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White, Citizen (White)
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Nativity State or Country:
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Tennessee
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State of Residence:
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Tennessee
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Enlistment
Date:
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3 Jan 1941
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Enlistment State:
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South
Carolina
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Enlistment City:
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Fort Jackson Columbia
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Branch:
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Infantry
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Branch Code:
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Infantry
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Grade:
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Private
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Grade Code:
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Private
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Term of
Enlistment:
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One year enlistment
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Component:
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Army of the United States - includes the following:
Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year
enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in
the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of
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Source:
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Civil Life
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Education:
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Grammar school
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Civil
Occupation:
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Farm hands, general farms
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Marital
Status:
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Single, without dependents
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Height:
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70
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Weight:
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136
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Researcher and Designer
Joy Locke & Joe Irons
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