Alfred Edgar Distelhurst, Jr

Abt 1917 - 1943  (26 years)

• Name	Alfred Edgar Distelhurst  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Suffix	Jr
  Birth	Abt 1917	Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA   [2]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relationship: Son of Mandy and Edgar Distelhurst
  Census	1930	Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA   [1]
  	Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son Edgar (and Ruby)
  Census	1940	Richmond County, New York, USA   [4]
  	Age: 23; Marital Status: Single; US Maritime Training Center
  Military Draft Registration	1940	Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA   [5]
  	Draft Registration - WWII
  _MILT	1943
  	US Merchant Marines - SS Broad Arrow; Coxwain
  		Ship-SS Broad Arrow
  Death	9 Jan 1943  [3]
  	Cause: Killed in Action - Lost at sea during WWII
  	SS Broad Arrow torpedoed by German U-Boat U-124 in the Atlantic Ocean
  Burial	Body lost at sea
  Person ID	I23915	A Tree Called Smith
  Last Modified	2 Mar 2023

  
  

  Father	Alfred Edgar Distelhurst, Sr,   b. 14 Oct 1890, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA d. 2 Oct 1972, Arlington County, Virginia, USA (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Amanda Marie Firux,   b. 12 Sep 1894, New York, USA d. 28 Feb 1926, Atlanta, Fulton, Georgia, USA (Age 31 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Bef 1917  [6]
  Family ID	F4766	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Father	Alfred Edgar Distelhurst, Sr,   b. 14 Oct 1890, Manhattan, New York, New York, USA d. 2 Oct 1972, Arlington County, Virginia, USA (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Ruby Lee Hamilton,   b. 12 Jan 1896, Lauderdale County, Mississippi, USA d. Jan 1985, Hermitage, Davidson, Tennessee, USA (Age 89 years)
  Relationship	Stepchild
  Marriage	Oct 1926  [7, 8]
  Family ID	F4767	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - Abt 1917 - Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relationship: Son of Mandy and Edgar Distelhurst - 1920 - Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, USA Census - Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son Edgar (and Ruby) - 1930 - Dallas, Dallas, Texas, USA Census - Age: 23; Marital Status: Single; US Maritime Training Center - 1940 - Richmond County, New York, USA Military Draft Registration - Draft Registration - WWII - 1940 - Yonkers, Westchester, New York, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Places

  Ship-SS Broad Arrow

  
  

• Sources

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