Service number: 33654958
Age: 27
Born: 13 February 1917, Newbern, Pulaski County, Virginia
Hometown: Radford, Virginia
Family:
Harry Arthur Farris (father)
Mary Mable (nee Miller) Farris (mother)
Embert Harrison Farris (brother)
Callie Irene Farris/Harvey (sister)
George Clayton Farris (brother)
Henry Arthur Farris (brother)
Roscoe Chapman Farris (brother)
Kent Vernon Farris (brother)
Miller Tyree CFarris (brother)
Lyrea Farris (sister)
Frances E. (nee Williams) Farris (wife)
Rank: Private
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 48th Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: A Company
Date of death: 2 October 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Overloon, Boxmeer Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Spot: Not available
Awards / Commendations
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot B, Row 13, Grave 14
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Date of enlistment: Jul 19, 1943 at Roanoke, Virginia.
Other information:
Service number: 33654958
Age: 27
Born: 13 February 1917, Newbern, Pulaski County, Virginia
Hometown: Radford, Virginia
Family:
Harry Arthur Farris (father)
Mary Mable (nee Miller) Farris (mother)
Embert Harrison Farris (brother)
Callie Irene Farris/Harvey (sister)
George Clayton Farris (brother)
Henry Arthur Farris (brother)
Roscoe Chapman Farris (brother)
Kent Vernon Farris (brother)
Miller Tyree CFarris (brother)
Lyrea Farris (sister)
Frances E. (nee Williams) Farris (wife)
Rank: Private
Function: Rifleman
Battalion: 48th Infantry Battalion
Division: 7th Armored Division
Company: A Company
Date of death: 2 October 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Overloon, Boxmeer Municipality, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands
Spot: Not available
Awards / Commendations
★ World War II Victory Medal
★ Purple Heart
★ Combat Infantryman Badge
★ Marksmanship Badge
★ American Campaign Medal
★ Army Good Conduct Medal
★ European-African-Middle Eastern Campaign
Grave number: Plot B, Row 13, Grave 14
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial
Henri-Chapelle, Arrondissement de Verviers, Liège, Belgium
Date of enlistment: Jul 19, 1943 at Roanoke, Virginia.
Other information:
Inscription
PVT 48 INF BN 7 ARMD DIV VIRGINIA
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from Virginia.
Family Members
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