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Personal info

Full name
FARRINGTON, Parker Jr
Date of birth
15 August 1922
Age
22
Place of birth
Elmira, Chemung County, New York
Hometown
Onondaga County, New York

Military service

Service number
32588501
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
415th Infantry Regiment,
104th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 February 1945
Place of death
West of the Rur River in the sector of Düren-Merken, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
G 17 2

Immediate family

Members
J. Parker Farrington (father)
Mary E. (Wallis) Farrington (mother)
Charles Farrington (brother)
Doris H. (Porter) Farrington (wife)

More information

Pfc Parker Farrington Jr. graduated from Nottingham High School and was employed at Wittigs Ice Cream Company as a retail manager.

He enlisted in Syracuse, New York on 2 November 1942.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Astrid van Erp, Peter Schouteten, Don Schaefer, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / Family Trees

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Don Schaefer