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Personal info

Full name
FARNON, George Jr
Date of birth
20 March 1925
Age
20
Place of birth
Easton, Northampton County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Paterson, Passaic County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
42000548
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
13th Infantry Regiment,
8th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 April 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
B 8 29

Immediate family

Members
George Farnon Sr. (father)
Margaret M. (Fegley) Farnon (mother)
Rachel Farnon (sister)
William Farnon (brother)
Margaret Farnon (sister)
Maude Farnon (sister)
Samuel Farnon (brother)
Beatrice Farnon (sister)
Robert Farnon (brother)

More information

Pfc George Farnon Jr. enlisted in Newark, New Jersey on 28 June 1943.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet / Jamie Reese