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Personal info

Full name
MCFARLAND, Robert Wayne
Date of birth
9 November 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Koshkonong, Oregon County, Missouri
Hometown
Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri

Military service

Service number
37515707
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
315th Infantry Regiment,
79th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
12 January 1945
Place of death
Hatten, France

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 39 38

Immediate family

Members
Wayne E. McFarland (father)
Addie M. (Nunn) McFarland (mother)
Laura M. McFarland (sister)
Dorothy L. McFarland (sister)
Billy G. McFarland (brother)

More information

Pvt Robert W. McFarland was employed by Safeway Stores Inc before he enlisted in March 1942. He was sent overseas in April 1944.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Ron Toomay Family Tree, Combat History 79th Infantry Division, www.findagrave.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com