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Personal info

Full name
FARMER, William Arthur
Date of birth
24 March 1919
Age
26
Place of birth
Caroline County, Virginia
Hometown
Laurel, Henrico County, Virginia

Military service

Service number
33121120
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
324th Infantry Regiment,
44th Infantry Division
Awards
unknown

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
7 June 1945
Place of death
Austria

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
E 14 20

Immediate family

Members
Arthur C. Farmer (father)
Lula M. (Lumpkin) Farmer (mother)
Virginia E. Farmer (sister)
Joseph R. Farmer (brother)
Edna L. Farmer (sister)
Pauline M. Farmer (sister)
Edward C. Farmer (brother)
Charlotte Farmer (sister)
Myrtle L. Farmer (sister)

More information

Pvt William A. Farmer was a mechanic and repairman before he enlisted in Richmond, Virginia on 7 November 1941.

He was killed as a result of an accidental gunshot.

His two brothers also served.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Lampe Gourlay Combined Tree / 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Denise Kellam, The Richmond News Leader - 7 July 1945