Service number: O-1 019 188 (Army)
Service number: 20620662 (National Guard)
Age: 25
Born: April 4, 1919, Broughton, Hamilton County, Illinois, USA
Hometown: Bates, Illinois
Family:
William Herbert Fairweather (father)
Anna Lou (nee Neal) Fairweather (mother)
Lela Mae Fairweather/Carson (sister)
Carl Anderson Fairweather (brother)
Charles Eugene Fairweather (brother)
William Elbert Fairweather (brother)
Wilson Delbert Fairweather (brother)
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant
Function: Tank Officer
Battalion: 17th Tank Battalion
Division : 7th Armored Division
Company: D
Date of death: August 18, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Rambouillet, Departement des Yvelines, Île-de-France, France
Spot: In the vicinity of Rambouillet, France
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 12, Grave 17
Cemetery: Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Date of enlistment:
Entered the military on Nov. 25, 1940 in the Illinois National Guard (Cavalry Branch), Springfield, Illinois.
Other information:
After the National Guard and entering the Army, he was 1st assigned to the 17th Tank Battalion, later assigned to 87th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized) 7th Armored Division. Re-Assigned to Co. D, 17th Tank Battalion, 7th Armored Division.
Service number: O-1 019 188 (Army)
Service number: 20620662 (National Guard)
Age: 25
Born: April 4, 1919, Broughton, Hamilton County, Illinois, USA
Hometown: Bates, Illinois
Family:
William Herbert Fairweather (father)
Anna Lou (nee Neal) Fairweather (mother)
Lela Mae Fairweather/Carson (sister)
Carl Anderson Fairweather (brother)
Charles Eugene Fairweather (brother)
William Elbert Fairweather (brother)
Wilson Delbert Fairweather (brother)
Rank: 2nd Lieutenant
Function: Tank Officer
Battalion: 17th Tank Battalion
Division : 7th Armored Division
Company: D
Date of death: August 18, 1944
Status: Killed In Action
Place of death: Rambouillet, Departement des Yvelines, Île-de-France, France
Spot: In the vicinity of Rambouillet, France
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 12, Grave 17
Cemetery: Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France
Date of enlistment:
Entered the military on Nov. 25, 1940 in the Illinois National Guard (Cavalry Branch), Springfield, Illinois.
Other information:
After the National Guard and entering the Army, he was 1st assigned to the 17th Tank Battalion, later assigned to 87th Cavalry Reconnaissance Squadron (Mechanized) 7th Armored Division. Re-Assigned to Co. D, 17th Tank Battalion, 7th Armored Division.
Gravesite Details
Entered the service from Illinois.
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