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MC FARLAND, Richard Rodney - Date of
birth
26 June 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Oregon -
Hometown
Multnomah County, Oregon
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
19200809 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
unknown -
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
501st Parachute Infantry Regiment,
101st Airborne Division
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Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
5 October 1944 - Place of
death
The Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Robert A. Mc Farland (father)
Cleva A. Mc Farland (mother)
Bessie V. Mc Farland (adopted sister)
Donald L. Mc Farland (brother)
Betty J. Mc Farland (sister)
More information
Richard R. Mc Farland attended high school for four years and worked in a machine shop.He volunteered for the Army of the United States in Portland Oregon on 8 December 1942 and was sent overseas in Janury 1944.
Source of information: Jac Engels, Kathy McDermott, ABMC, National Archives, National Archives, FindAGrave, www.ww2-airborne.us
Photo source: Berry van Osch, Oregon Daily Journal 28 October 1944