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FARWELL, William Graham - Date of
birth
27 October 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island -
Hometown
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6145693 -
Rank
Private -
Function
unknown -
Unit
101st Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 December 1944 - Place of
death
Kaundorf, Luxembourg
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 7 | 5 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Leroy T. Farwell (father)
Violet G. (Graham) Farwell (mother)
June E. Farwell (sister)
Avis Farwell (sister)
Sanford W. Farwell (brother)
Elizabeth A. Farwell (sister)
More information
Pvt William G. Farwell attended Moses Brown School for two years before he joined the Regular Army in Ettrick, Virginia on 7 February 1939.He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Foy, Belgium.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Butler Tierney Tree / 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com - Silvano Theunissen, www.fold3.com - 26th Infantry Division
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Moses Brown School 1937