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Personal info

Full name
FARTHING, Curtis W
Date of birth
15 April 1916
Age
28
Place of birth
Virginia
Hometown
Pittsylvania County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
33846000
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
60th Infantry Regiment,
9th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
13 October 1944
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
Plot Row Grave
B 10 16

Immediate family

Members
William E. Farthing (father)
Louzettie Farthing (mother)
Lucy L. Farthing (sister)
Ryland C. Farthing (brother)
Mary L. Farthing (sister)
Julian E. Farthing (brother)
Herman L. Farthing (brother)
Catherine Farthing (sister)
Christine Farthing (sister)
Lois Farthing (sister)
Samuel Farthing (brother)
Calvin Farthing (brother)
Elizabeth Farthing (sister)
Mary A. (Byrd) Farthing (wife)

More information

Pvt Curtis W. Farthing enlisted in Fort George G Meade, Maryland on 17 March 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.findagrave.com - Martie Groome-McGirt, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Joseph Michael Busby Family Tree / 1920/1930 Census / WWII Enlistment Record, http://www.60thinfantry.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet