There was an airbase at Courtland, Alabama, just a few miles from Sheffield. It a very large training center for pilots. There were some plants in Sheffield and Muscle Shoals considered crucial to the war i ndustry, but I don't know if the military had a presence "guarding" the plants. Howard Brooks ----- Original Message ----- From: <gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> To: <ALCOLBER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2008 11:52 PM Subject: [ALCOLBER] Eugene PURSLEY (1919-1941) marriage? > This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > Author: Glenn_Channell > Surnames: PURSLEY > Classification: queries > > Message Board URL: > > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.alabama.counties.colbert/826/mb.ashx > > Message Board Post: > > I am looking for any information about the wife of Eugene Howard PURSLEY. > > Eugene was a PFC in the US Army in 1941 when he died in a car crash in > Sheffield, AL. On his death certificate (which I have), he is listed as > "Married", and his surviving spouse is given as "Sarah Pursley, age 16". > Given their ages, Eugene could not have been married long. In fact, > according to my grandmother, no one in the family knew he was married > until he died. > > Any help you can give would be much appreciated. Where would a soldier > likely be stationed near to Sheffield, AL? Is there a nearby base in > Alabama or Tennessee? Does anyone know anything about Sarah (I assume it > is likely she re-married at some point, but who knows)? > > Thanks > > Glenn > > Important Note: > The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you > would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link > above and respond on the board. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ALCOLBER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message