Major George Nelson KURZENBERGER, Sr.^{[1, 2, 3]}

1914 - 1966  (52 years)

• Name	George Nelson KURZENBERGER  [4, 5, 6]
  Prefix	Major
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	18 Jun 1914	Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio   [2]
  Gender	Male
  HIST	My Dad, command pilot B-29, late in war was in Mariannas in charge of 1500 officers and enlisted men. Never wanted to fly again after the war. Maj George Nelson Kurzenberger BIRTH 18 Jun 1914 Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA DEATH 30 Nov 1966 (aged 52) Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, USA BURIAL Sumter Cemetery Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina, USA Family Members Spouse Marie DuPre Montague Kurzenberger 1921–1971 Inscription Maj., Army Air Forces, WWII George Nelson Kurzenberger Sumter - George Nelson Kurzenberger, 52, died Wednesday at the Veterans Hospital in Columbia. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday from the Sumter Cemetery, officiated by the Rev. Knox Lambert. Pallbearers will be Harvey M. Sandy, Dale Mercy, Harry McKeown, James D. Harrelson, James H. Carson and F. M. Moise Jr. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, June 17, 1914, he was a son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lewis Kurzenberger of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. He was a graduate of Miami University of Ohio and was a member of the Phi Kappa Tau Fraternity. He starred in football, baseball and track. He was one of the first instructors of cadets at Shaw Air Force Base in 1942, and served as commander of a B-28 bomber in World War II. He was a member of Grace Baptist Church, the YMCA, Rotary Club, the American Legion, VFW and Elks Club. He was manager of Contractors Equipment Division and member of the board of directors of B. L. Montague Co., and member of the board of directors of the Sumter Casket Co. Surviving, along with his parents, are: his widow, Mrs. Marie Dupre Montague Kurzenberger; one son, George Nelson Kurzenberger Jr.; one daughter, Miss Ann Gray Kurzenberger of Sumter; two sisters, Mrs. J. C. Stafford and Mrs. F. W. Stafford, both of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.  [1]
  MILI	Maj., Army Air Forces, WWII  [1]
  _UID	F860C991399E44F9A7BC9A38C7F5BFA31986
  Death	30 Nov 1966	VA Hospital, Columbia, RIchland County, South Carolina   [2]
  Burial	Sumter Cemetery, 700 W. Oakland Avenue, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina   [1, 3]
  Person ID	I171744	Singleton and Related Families
  Last Modified	15 May 2022

  
  

  Father	Charles Lewis KURZENBERGER
  _UID	C2917AE6F38A4D94885FF9492E08F189EAD8
  _UID	C2917AE6F38A4D94885FF9492E08F189EAD8
  Family ID	F124596	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marie DuPre MONTAGUE,   b. 25 Jul 1921   d. 9 Feb 1971 (Age 49 years)
  Marriage	8 Jan 1944	Sumter County, South Carolina   [6]
  _UID	DEB12A43CD7E44B2A138FDC2B89D469B0B08
  _UID	DEB12A43CD7E44B2A138FDC2B89D469B0B08
  Children	1. Living   2. Living
  Family ID	F116932	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	18 Mar 2021

  
  

• Sources

  [S28714] . [S29876] . [S8000] Ken Schmidt, Bobby Thigpen & Bobby Hallpage, (Quality Printers, Inc. of Manning, South Carolina 4 West Keitt Street Manning, South Carolina 29102), page 90. [S6313] Larry D. Montague Sr. [S21796] Helen M. James. [S916] page 1255.