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Personal info

Full name
FARMER, William Thomas Jr "Billy"
Date of birth
2 October 1924
Age
20
Place of birth
Scott City, Scott County, Kansas
Hometown
Amarillo, Potter County, Texas

Military service

Service number
38344220
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
104th Infantry Regiment,
26th Infantry Division
Awards
Silver Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Died non-Battle
Date of death
25 February 1945
Place of death
Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
K 41 24

Immediate family

Members
Wiiliam T. Farmer (father)
Lois F. (Hull) Farmer (mother)
Orlena M. Farmer (sister)
Lois E. Farmer (sister)
Irma L. Farmer (sister)
Robert D. Farmer (brother)

More information

Pvt William T. Farmer Jr. was employed at the Leon theatre and bookkeeper for Davis Bumper to Bumper before he enlisted.

He was taken prisoner on 8 January and died in a POW camp. The location is not known.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com - Mr & Mrs Robert D Farmer, www.archives.gov - WWII Prisoners of War Data File, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / 1930 Census, www.findagrave.com - James Durham
Photo source: -, www.newspapers.com - The Amarillo Globe-Times