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Personal info

Full name
FARMER, Edward J
Date of birth
6 October 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Toledo, Lucas County, Ohio
Hometown
Lucas County, Ohio

Military service

Service number
35766470
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
13th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Missing in Action
Date of death
13 November 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Walls of the Missing

Immediate family

Members
Clarence Farmer (father)
Gertrude (Weibel) Farmer (mother)
Loretta Farmer (sister)
Virginia Farmer (sister)
Mildred Farmer (sister)

More information

Pfc Edward J. Farmer graduated from Central Catholic High School in Toledo and was employed by the Textileather Corp.

He enlisted in Camp Perry Lacarne, Ohio on 8 May 1943 and was sent overseas in May 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Toledo Blade - 7 December 1944, www.ancestry.com - Pollauf Family Tree / 1930 Census, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Toledo Blade-  7 December 1944, www.ancestry.com - Central Catholic High School Yearbook 1942