Thursday, June 27, 2013

John J. Farrell


John Joseph Farrell was born August 24, 1889, in Malden, Mass. He was the son of John and Mary (Creggy) Farrell, and brother to Frank, Fred, and Charles (Supply Co, 117th Field Art., 31st Div.). Farrell married Helen Sullivan, and had two children, Edward and Ethel. He was a conductor for the Boston Elevated Railroad in Medford, Mass, and lived at 39 Charles St., in Malden.
Farrell claimed exemption from the draft on account of his wife and children. He died of wounds he received in action, in the Meuse-Argonne Offensive, October 26, 1918.

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