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| Sgt. Talmage Farley served in the 7th Cavalry Regiment in the Admiralty Islands. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22976288/talmage-eldridge-farley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Admiralty_Islands_campaign |
Talmage Eldridge Farley never had a chance to reach 100 years old today. Instead, he sacrificed his life for our freedom.
He was born on October 23, 1919 in Arkansas. His parents Littleton and Rosa were also both born in Arkansas. His father worked as a carpenter. The family moved to Arizona by 1930 where Littleton found work as a carpenter. Talmage had one older sister, two older brothers and two younger sisters. By 1940 he had completed four years of high school, was still living at home, and found work as a clerk.
He was drafted into the army in November 1940. He married Glenda Marie Jones in October 1941. They had one daughter. He became a sergeant in Troop A, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division. The 7th Cavalry Regiment is best known for its role in the Indian Wars, especially the Battle of the Little Bighorn. During World War 2, the 7th CR was sent to the Pacific Theater, without their horses, to fight as infantrymen.
The 7th CR first saw action in the Admiralty Island at Los Negros Island in March 1944. Fighting lasted from March 5 to March 20. While the Japanese lost 3,317 men, casualties for the cavalry were 43 killed in action, 17 wounded, and 7 died from non-battle injuries. Sgt. Farley was reported killed on April 1, 1944.
His grave is at City of Mesa Cemetery in Mesa, Arizona. I don't know what happened to his widow and daughter.
A-26 Invader pilot Lynn Hadfield was born exactly one year before Talmage Farley. Hadfield's remains only returned from Germany in 2019. You can read about Lynn here.
On behalf of the fallen, if you would like to see more people become aware of this project to honor the WW2 fallen, be sure to share with others on Twitter, Facebook, etc. Thanks for your interest!
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