World War II Honoree

Fred D. Farris

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

St. Louis, Missouri

Honored By

Alan M. Farris

Relationship

Son

INDUCTED IN 1943 AT JEFFERSON BARRACKS, ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. HE ATTENDED BASIC TRAINING AT CAMP HOWZE, TEXAS AND SERVED IN BOTH THE EUROPEAN AND PACIFIC THEATRES OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 86TH SIGNAL CORPS OF THE 86TH INFANTRY DIVISION. HE WAS AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH TWO BATTLE STARS FOR THE BATTLE OF RUHR AND THE BATTLE OF THE REDOUBT. HIS RANK AT THE END OF THE WAS WAS TECHNICAL SERGEANT. FOLLOWING VE DAY HIS UNIT WAS TRANSFERRED TO THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS WHERE IT WAS ON VJ DAY. HE RE-ENLISTED IN 1945.