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Personal info

Full name
FARRAR, Haskins T
Date of birth
4 November 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Chesterfield County, Virginia
Hometown
Richmond, Virginia

Military service

Service number
33642753
Rank
Private First Class
Function
unknown
Unit
10th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
19 November 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Courcelles-sur-Nied, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
C 10 15

Immediate family

Members
Thomas D. Farrar (father)
Eva L. Farrar (mother)
Otha E. Farrar (brother)
Lorena A. Farrar (sister)
Arthur W. Farrar (brother)
Robert M. Farrar (brother)
Augusta L. Farrar (sister)
Lucille Farrar (sister)

More information

Pfc. Haskins T. Farrar worked in a foundry.

He enlisted in Richmond, Virginia on 2 July 1943.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Limey, France.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, A footsoldier for Patton / Michael C. Bilder James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, The Richmond News Leader - 28 December 1944