William Ivan McFarlin

1920 - 1949  (29 years)

• Name	William Ivan McFarlin
  Birth	2 Feb 1920	New Windsor, Mercer, Illinois, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	3 Nov 1949	Alpha, Henry, Illinois, USA
  Person ID	I443	MacFarlane
  Last Modified	29 May 2024

  
  

  Father	William Herschel McFarlin,   b. 21 Sep 1874, Rivoli Twp., Mercer, Illinois, USA d. 12 Nov 1945, Alpha, Henry, Illinois, USA (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Nellie Eleanor Pearson,   b. 1885, Alpha, McPherson, Kansas d. 7 Oct 1951, Moline, Rock Island, Illinois, USA (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	24 Nov 1902	New Windsor, Mercer, Illinois, USA   [1]
  Alt. Marriage	24 Nov 1902
  Family ID	F4434	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  by Peter F McFarlin June 11 2018 William Ivan McFarlin was born 2 Feb 1920 in New Windsor, Illinois, th e sixth child of William and Elenor McFarlin. He enlisted Dec 13 1941 as a private in the U.S. Army at Ft Sheridan , Illinois, six days after Pearl Harbor. He had completed four years o f high school and was single while working as a clerk. He was 5ft 10i n weighing 148 lbs. William served in the Air Corps with the 3502 AAF BU reachng the ran k of staff sergeant. Awarded the Air Medal with 4 oak leaf cclusters a nd the Distinguished Flying Cross with one oak leaf cluster. It appears that William did not marry or have children. When he died i n 1949 at age 29, his mother Elenor signed the Military Headstone appl ication on March 7 1950, one year before she died. William was burie d in the Hopewell Cemetery in New Wi ndsor, Illinois.

  
  

• Sources

  [S55] Clan MacFarlane Worldwide, Clan MacFarlane Worldwide Genealogy Form, Skip McFarlin #659 from MHH rec: 21 Jun 2018.