Gurney Fletcher Woodcock
World War II
Prisoner of War

(2nd Cousin 1X Removed)
Son of
Jesse Bizzel & Ada Virginia Hufham Woodcock






U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Record
Name: Gurney F Woodcock
Birth Year: 1921
Race: White, citizen
Nativity State or Country:  North Carolina
State: North Carolina
County or City: Pender
Enlistment Date: 21 Jan 1944
Enlistment State: South Carolina
Enlistment City: Camp Croft
Branch: No branch assignment
Branch Code: No branch assignment
Grade: Private
Grade Code: Private
Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other
emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President
or otherwise according to law
Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men)
Source: Civil Life
Education: Grammar school
Civil Occupation: Oiler, Locomotive
Marital Status: Married
Height: 00
Weight: 000



Gurney was taken prisoner during World War II at age 22.  Held in a
German Prison camp. 

World War II Prisoners of War, 1941-1946 Record
Name: Gurney F Woodcock
Report Date:  8 Nov 1944
Latest Report Date:  21 Jul 1945
Grade: Private First Class
Grade Notes: Second Lieutenant or Nurse or Dietitian or Physical t
herapy aide or Private First Class or Ensign or Second Class, Seaman
Service Branch: Army
Arm or Service: Infantry
Arm or Service Code:  Infantry
Organization Type:  Branch Immaterial/Infantry Division Band/Dental Corps/Medical Department
Parent Unit Type: Group/Regiment/Commands/System
Area Served: European Theatre: Germany
Detaining Country:  Germany
Camp: 063
Status: Returned to Military Control, Liberated or Repatriated
Report Source: Individual has been reported through sources considered official.





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