Person:Donald Fairchild (1)

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Donald Evertson Oliver Fairchild
b.14 Jan 1923 Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States
d.16 Jul 1944 St. Lo, , France
Parents and Siblings
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m. 18 Aug 1904
  1. Mildred Geneva Fairchild1905 - 1909
  2. Weldon Harris Fairchild1907 - 1985
  3. Marybelle Fairchild1908 - 1980
  4. Edna Charlotte Fairchild1910 - 2010
  5. Patsy Sylvia Grace Fairchild1912 - 2003
  6. Charles Alvin Fairchild, Jr.1914 - 2003
  7. Doris Leila Fairchild1916 - 1972
  8. Emma Helen Fairchild1918 - 1962
  9. Harriet Fairchild1921 - 2006
  10. Donald Evertson Oliver Fairchild1923 - 1944
  11. Frances Yvonne Fairchild1925 - 1926
Spouse and Children
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m. Dec 1942
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Facts and Events
Name Donald Evertson Oliver Fairchild
Gender Male
Birth? 14 Jan 1923 Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States
Marriage Dec 1942 Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United Statesto Kathleen Louise Turner
Death? 16 Jul 1944 St. Lo, , France
Burial? Westpoint, Tippecanoe, Indiana, United States

!BIRTH: birth record (CH-8:101) Birth certificate says "David".

Died in France in WWII (later wave of Normandy Invasion) [Co. C, 134th Inf, 35th Div.]

Obit: "Pfc. Donald E. Fairchild, 21, U.S. Infantry, reported a few days ago as missing in action, is now reported killed in action July 16, in France. The word has been received by his wife, Mrs. Kathleen Fairchild, 2215 N. 25th Street. 

         "Fairchild went overseas last April and took part in the invasion of France. He entered service in January, 1943, at which time he was employed by the Warren Paper Products Company. Born in this city, he attended Jefferson High School and was married in December 1942 to Kathleen Turner. He was a member of Tippecanoe Post 1154, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and Fraternal Order of Eagles.
          "A daughter, Bernadette Louise, was born to Mrs. Fairchild July 5. Surviving are the widow and child; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles A. Fairchild, 12 S. 30th Street, and the following brothers and sisters: Weldon H. Fairchild, Terre Haute; Mrs. Leon Reynolds and Miss Harriett Fairchild, Indianapolis; Mrs. Robert Shoaf, West Lafayette; Mrs. Robert E. Pechin, Mrs. Wellington Carpenter, Charles A. Farchild, Jr.; and Mrs. Thomas Rund, Lafayette, and Phyllis at home."

Bernadette, his daughter, said he was killed by a sniper during cleanup operations in St. Lo.

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