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Personal info

Full name
FARRIS, Wilburn Eugene
Date of birth
25 October 1919
Age
25
Place of birth
Hamilton County, Illinois
Hometown
Mayberry Township, Hamilton County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
36375428
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
unknown
Unit
B Company,
1st Battalion,
109th Infantry Regiment,
28th Infantry Division
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Finding of Death
Date of death
6 November 1944
Place of death
Germeter, Hürtgen Forest, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
B 10 1

Immediate family

Members
James E. Farris (father)
Pearl (Bond) Farris (mother)
Opal Farris (sister)
Helen (Hunt) Farris (wife)

More information

S/Sgt Wilburn E. Farris was a farmer before he enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 23 September 1942.

S/Sgt Farris' remains were found in Hürtgen and first registered as Unknown X-5379. He was identified at the research facilities at Ardennes Cemetery.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Farris family tree, IDPF of Howard B. Fladd, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Jac Engels, Daid Cantrell