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Personal info

Full name
FARRELL, John B
Date of birth
13 February 1920
Age
24
Place of birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36703544
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
357th Infantry Regiment,
90th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
27 October 1944
Place of death
Maizière-Lès-Metz, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
A 13 42

Immediate family

Members
James B. Farrell (father)
Ida (Felton) Farrell (mother)
James Farrell (brother)
Kathryn Farrell (sister)
Thomas Farrell (brother)
Marvin Farrell (brother)

More information

Pvt John B. Farrell was awarded the Silver Star Medal posthumously for gallantry in action against an armed enemy on 27 October 1944.

He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Andilly, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Cook County Illinois Birth Certificates Index / 1930 Census

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Nicole Leibrecht Gros