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Personal info

Full name
FARRELL, Bernard Joseph
Date of birth
27 March 1908
Age
36
Place of birth
Roxbury, Boston County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Suffolk County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
31471879
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
309th Infantry Regiment,
78th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
20 March 1945
Place of death
Ardennes, Belgium

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
A 3 20

Immediate family

Members
James J. Farrell (father)
Ellen (Cunningham) Farrell (mother)
Ann M. Farrell (sister)
Ellen Rose N. Farrell (sister)

More information

Pfc Bernard J. Farrell enlisted in Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 27 June 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - McDermott Family History / WWII Enlistment Record

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet