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FARRINGTON, John Wallace - Date of
birth
17 March 1925 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Medway, Penobscot County, Maine -
Hometown
Medway, Penobscot County, Maine
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31351552 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
395th Infantry Regiment,
99th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 March 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 3 | 16 |
Immediate family
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Members
Alfred T. Farrington (father)
Mary L. (Moro) Farrington (mother)
Paul H. Farrington (brother)
Orrisse Farrington (sister)
Regina Farrington (sister)
Richard B. Farrington (brother)
Robert Farrington (brother)
Glendora (Thompson) Farrington (wife)
Marie Farrington (daughter)
Biography
Wallace, as he was called, loved to hunt and fish. He especially loved his dog, Skippy. Former classmate Lois York remembers his father attending all of his school basketball games, "I remember his dad, Ted, could always be heard cheering when Wallace would score and he would say, ‘That’s my boy!’ I don’t think Wallace appreciated it much!" “This life ends-love still goes on,” is how Regina Farrington wants future generations to remember her eldest brother, SGT John Wallace Farrington. His daughter, Marie McLaughlin, states, "All my life I’ve heard stories of what a great man my father was. All the girls loved him and all the boys wanted to be his friend. And he was a great friend and protector to all."More information
Sgt John W. Farrington graduated from Medway High School.He enlisted in Brewer, Maine on 29 June 1943.
He never met his daughter.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Lawre' B. Prosser, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Enlistment Record / Morgrage Family Tree / 1940 Census
Photo source: Aimee Fogg, Lawre' B. Prosser