Private, U.S. Army
32957104
2nd Battalion
22nd Infantry Regiment
4th Infantry Division
Entered the Service from: New Jersey
Died: July 10, 1944
Buried at: Crescent Burial Park, US Route 130 and Union Avenue, Pennsauken NJ 08110
Awards: Purple Heart

PRIVATE JOHN FALK FURER was born March 10, 1923 in Camden NJ, where he attended local schools, and graduated from Camden High School in 1940, where he was on the Literary Staff all four years. Growing up in the Parkside section, he lived at 1124 Langham Avenue. He was the son of Jacob L. Furer, a prominent Jewish attorney of that era, a veteran of World War I, and a founding member of Tri-county Post 126 of the Jewish War Veterans. This post was renamed in the spring of 1945 as the John F. Furer Post 126, and later again renamed as the Furer-Barag Post, to honor the memory of Camden native Herbert M. Barag, who also lost his life while serving America. John Falk Furer attended the University of Arizona after graduating from High School. He was inducted into the Army in 1943, after being rejected by the Navy due to poor vision when he attempted to enlist.

Private John Furer died of wounds received in action in France while serving with the 2nd Battalion 22nd Infantry Regiment, 4th Infantry Division, near Sainteny, France on July 10, 1944. His death was reported in the August 24, 1944 edition of the Camden Courier-Post.