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Last Name	Smith
First Name	William
Middle Name	Farnham
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Place of Birth	North Bradford, ME
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Place of Death	Italy
Date of Death	1945-04-15
Publication	The Eastern Gazette 5-17-1945, p.1
Obituary	FORMER DEXTER MAN KILLED IN ITALY Pvt. William Smith Farnham was killed in action in Italy, April 15, according to word received from the War Department by his wife in Madison. He entered the service in June 1944 and went overseas the following November, having been on combat duty since that time. He was born in North Bradford 19 years ago, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Albion Smith. He received his education in the Dexter schools, having come here to live with his grandparents, Mr. and, Mrs. Ellery Farnham when he was six years of age. Previous to entering the service he worked in New Hampshire and, in June of last year he was united in marriage to Dornice Emery of Madison. He leaves his wife, mother, Mrs. May Wilson of Germany; his father, Albion Smith of Boston; two brothers, Lyle Farnham serving with the Marines in the Pacific, and Donald Farnham in the U. S. Navy; a sister, Mrs. Gertrude Burton of Springfield, Mass; his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ellery Farnham and Mr. and Mrs. Will Nickerson of Dexter MEMORIAL SERVICES FOR Pvt SMITH Memorial services were held at Madison, Maine Sunday, May 20, for Pvt. William Farnham Smith who was killed in action in Italy April 15th. His widow, Mrs. Dorice Smith resides in Madison. Pvt. Smith spent most of his life with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ellery Farnham in Dexter and attended the local schools. He entered the service in June 1944 and trained at Fort McLellan, Alabama. He left for overseas in October and served with the 14th Armored Infantry Battalion in Italy. Besides his wife he leaves his mother, Mrs. May Wilson of Greenville; his father, Albion Smith of Boston; a sister, Mrs. Vernon Burton of Springfield, Mass.; and two brothers, Pvt. Lyle E. Farnharn of the Marine Corps in the Pacific and Donald Farnham, S/S in training at Sampson, N. Y. note: photo accompanied May 31, 1945 article