Private Edwin A. Fairbank

Male Abt 1923 - 1944  (~ 21 years)


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  • Name Edwin A. Fairbank 
    Title Private 
    Birth Abt 1923 
    Gender Male 
    Death 21 Feb 1944 
    Notes 
    • Fairbank, Edwin A. Fayetteville. (Town of Dewitt) "Member of an
      anti-aircraft battery in Italy, Pvt. Edwin A. Fairbank, 21, was killed
      in action Feb. 21, the War Department has informed his parents, Mr.
      and Mrs. Charles P. Fairbank, of 111 Jamesville Rd. Dewitt. Pvt.
      Fairbank, overseas a year this month, had taken part in the North
      African invasion, landing at Casablanca, and in the Italian mainland
      invasion, landing at Salerno. From his last letter his parents
      believed he was stationed on the Anzio beachhead when he was killed.
      Pvt. Fairbank, native of Dewitt, was graduated from Fayetteville High
      School in 1940 and trained as an electrician at Apprentice Training
      School. Before entering service 17 months ago he was employed by the
      New York Telephone Company and had worked on telephone installations
      at Pine Camp and the Rome Air Base. The soldier was a member of the
      Order of DeMolay, and a parishioner of Dewitt Community Church. He
      served as a Herald-Journal carrier boy for five years," The
      Herald-Journal, 3/17/1944. "Killed in action in Italy, Pvt.. Edwin A.
      Fairbank...will be honored at a memorial service in the Dewitt
      community Church...His parents have received the Order of the Purple
      Heart, awarded to Pvt. Fairbank posthumously," The Post-Standard,
      4/28/1944. (Town of Dewitt).
    Person ID I13039  OurNorthernRoots
    Last Modified 30 Oct 2011 

    Father Charles Paul Fairbank,   b. Abt 1899   d. 10 Oct 1960 (Age ~ 61 years) 
    Mother Margaret McKyes 
    Family ID F3601  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart