Ernest Fulbright

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Fulbright entered the Merchant Marines in 3/1937 and was promoted from Messman to Fireman. After his ship was torpedoed, he returned to the US. He later departed for India and had appendicitis while onboard ship. He died on 4/10/1943 at Presidency General Hospital, Calcutta, India, from appendicitis and cardiac failure. Buried at St. Stephens Cemetery, Kidderpore, Calcutta, on April 11. His family had him reinterred on 8/21/1949 in Charlotte, NC.

Age at Death: 39

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