World War II Honoree

Frederick Stevenson Farrell

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

California

Honored By

Glenda Naleway

Relationship

Friend

HE LANDED AT UTAH BEACH, 'WAVE ONE', ON JUNE 6, 1944, WITH THOUSANDS OF ALLIED FORCES; HE SURVIVED THE LANDING AND ENSUING BATTLE AND THEN MARCHED ACROSS EUROPE WITH THE FIFTH ARMY SERVING AS A FORWARD ARTILLERY OBSERVER, NOTING THE STRENGTH AND LOCATION OF THE ENEMY. BESIDES NORMANDY, HE FOUGHT AT ARDENNES, IN NORTHERN FRANCE, THE RHINELAND AND IN CENTRAL EUROPE. ON V-E DAY, HE WAS IN LEIPZIG, GERMANY, FACE TO FACE WITH THE RUSSIAN TROOPS ADVANCING FROM THE EAST. HE WAS ONE OF THE LIBERATORS OF THE CONCENTRATION CAMP BERGEN-BELSEN.