Pfc. Harold Farr on Missing List
Mrs. Eva Farr, 629 Ansborough avenue, has been informed her son, Pfc. Harold D. Farr, infantryman, has been missing in action since Oct. 4 in northern France. Private Farr, whose wife, Thelma, resides in San Francisco, Cal., participated in the invasion of southern France and has been in combat since that time. He entered service in November, 1943, and received his training at Camp Wolters, Tex.
Source: Waterloo Daily Courier, Waterloo, Iowa, Tuesday, October 24, 1944, Page 8 (photo included)
Infantrymen, Combat Pilot
Die in France
Flier William Jorgenson, Harold Farr,
Edward Mulgrew Are Victims.
Three Waterloo men in the armed forces – Second Lt. William Jorgenson, Jr., 21, a fighter pilot; Pfc. Harold Farr, 36, infantryman; and Pvt. Edward M. Mulgrew, 35 of the infantry – were added Saturday to the list of those killed in action on the French and German front.
[NOTE: Portions of this article regarding Lt. Jorgenson and Pvt. Mulgrew have been omitted but appear on their individual webpages within this site.]
Was Earlier Missing.
Private Fall, previously reported missing in action, was killed in action Oct. 4, in northern France, according to a message telephoned to his mother, Mrs. Eva Farr, 629 Ansborough avenue, by his wife, Thelma, in San Francisco, Cal.
Private Farr had been employed in the Kaiser shipyards in San Francisco prior to entering service in November, 1943. He received infantry training at Camp Wolters, Tex., and landed in north Africa in April this year.
He participated in the invasion of southern France and was taken prisoner by the Germans at that time, but was released after several days by Americans who captures the position where he was held.
He was born Oct. 30, 1907, son of John and Eva Farr in Macomb, Ill., where he lived until he moved to Waterloo with his parents in 1920.
Was Plant Worker.
On Aug. 15, 1936, he married Thelma Hartson and they resided in Waterloo until they went to San Francisco in November, 1942. He was a member of Walnut Street Baptist church and an employee of the Chamberlain Corp. for seven years.
Surviving besides his wife and mother are three sisters, Mrs. Grace Gray, 1019 ½ East Fourth street; Mrs. Lloyd Harp, 235 Baltimore street; and Mr. Edward Steffler, Charles City, Ia.; and five brothers, Fred, 625 Wallgate avenue; Glen, Whitney road; Lester and Elza, both of 629 Ansborough avenue; and Ray, Mt. Vernon, Ia.
His father preceded him in death.
Source: Waterloo Daily Courier, Waterloo, Iowa, Sunday, November 05, 1944, Section Two, Pages 19 & 21
Hold Memorial Services for Harold E. Farr
Memorial services for Pfc. Harold E. Farr, who was killed in action on Oct. 4, 1944, in northern France, will be conducted at 7:30 p. m. Sunday at Burton Avenue Baptist church, Burton avenue and Rienl street by Rev. Harvey Taylor, Pastor, assisted by Rev. Hildmore Cedarholm.
Private Farr was the son of Mrs. Eva Farr, 629 Ansborough avenue. His wife, Thelma, San Francisco, Cal., resident now in Waterloo, will attend the services. He had been employed in the Kaiser shipyards in San Francisco a year prior to entering service in November, 1943.
Private Farr received infantry training at Camp Wolters, Tex., and landed in north Africa in April this year. Later he took part in the invasion of southern France and was taken prisoner by the Germans at that time, but was released after several days by Americans who captured the position where he was held.
Source: Waterloo Daily Courier, Waterloo, Iowa, Sunday, December 06, 1944, Page 8
Harold Farr’s Body Here Thursday
The body of Pfc. Harold Delbert Farr will arrive here Thursday at 5 p. m. on the Illinois Central railroad and will be taken to Kearns Garden chapel. The Veterans of Foreign Wars will provide an honor guard at the station.
Pfc. Farr was killed in action in northern France, Oct. 4, 1944. He entered the service in November, 1943, and received his infantry training at Camp Wolters, Tex., and landed in Africa in April of 1944. He later participated in the invasion of southern France and was captured by the Germans. He was released by an American force who captured the position where he was held.
Harold Delbert Farr was born Oct.30, 1907, in Sciota, Ill., the son of John and Eva Farr. He came to Waterloo with his parents in 1920. He married Thelma Hartson at galena, ill., Aug. 15, 1936.
Pfc. Farr was an employee of the Chamberlain Corp. for seven years, prior to his moving to San Francisco, Cal., in November, 1942, where he worked in a shipyard.
He is survived by his mother, Mrs. Eva McClure, 629 Ansborough avenue, his wife, Mrs. La Verne Cooper, Wollesen’s Trailer camp, who has since remarried; two sisters, Mrs. Edward St. Steffler, Charles city, Ia., and Mrs. Lloyd Harp, 934 La Porte road; and five brothers, Fred Farr, 637 Wallgate avenue, Ray Farr, Mt. Vernon, Ia., and Lester, Glen and Elza, all of 628 Ansborough avenue.
He was preceded in death by his father and one sister.
Funeral arrangements are incomplete.
Source: Waterloo Daily Courier, Waterloo, Iowa, Wednesday, May 19, 1948, Page 8
DEATHS
HAROLD D. FARR
Funeral services for Pfc. Harold D. Farr, Waterloo war casualty, son of Mrs. Eva McClure, 629 Ansborough avenue, will be at 10 a. m. Saturday in Kearns Garden chapel with Rev. E. A. Hoefer, pastor of Our Saviour’s Lutheran church, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park cemetery, with Veterans of Foreign Wars serving as casketbearers and conducting military rites at the grave. Private Farr was killed in action in northern France Oct. 4, 1944; his body was returned here Thursday.
Source: Waterloo Daily Courier, Waterloo, Iowa, Friday, May 21, 1948, Section Two, Page 18
