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Personal info

Full name
FARMER, Almon F
Date of birth
26 September 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Paragould, Greene County, Arkansas
Hometown
Springfield, Boone County, Arkansas

Military service

Service number
38670883
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment,
5th Infantry Division
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 February 1945
Place of death
Sauer river crossing bridgehead, north of Echternach, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
E 11 17

Immediate family

Members
John F. Farmer (father)
Della (Delane) Farmer (mother)
Verna Farmer (sister)
Emily Farmer (sister)
Grace Farmer (sister)
Johnnie Farmer (brother)
Mildred E. (Cook) Farmer (wife)
Bobby F. Farmer (son)
Dicie A. Farmer (daughter)
Billie D. Farmer (son)

More information

Pvt Almon F. Farmer attended 4 years of high school and worked as a dairy product processor at Cudary Pac before he enlisted at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, Little Rock, Arkansas on 18 July 1944.

Source of information: Leo Minne, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1920/1930 Census / WWII Draft Cards Young Men, A footsoldier for Patton - Michael C. Bilder and James G. Bilder, The 5th Infantry Division in the ETO

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery