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Posted to Find a Grave following her death on Dec. 9 2011....
"Faith was born to Thomas and Alta Farmer. An only child Faith was doted on by her loving parents; she attended private schools, summers on the family yacht. Faith was married to Harold C. Branch .. Faith had an interesting life.. Working in Hollywood for MGM for many years.. Faith had a love of genealogy and took pride in her family heritage. Her paternal family were among the founders of Nantucket her maternal family were part of the Cooke Circus.."
This from RyeVets.org....
"Harold Carlton Branch was born on May 22, 1923, in Ashtabula, Ohio, to Ruth Ella Pepple, age 21, and Harold LaVern Branch, age 28. In Rye NY his family lived at 14 Central Avenue and were members of the Presbyterian Church. His mother was a concert organist.
Harold enlisted and served in the U.S. Army during World War II.
His outfit, the 25th Infantry Division,(nicknamed “Tropic Lightning”) is one of two units with the longest Pacific service records. He enlisted June 8, 1941 and left Aug. 11 of that year for Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, where he was stationed at the time of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
After four years in the Pacific Theater, Harold was honorably discharged from the Army. He married Faith F. Farmer on August 17, 1946, in White Plains, New York.
Hal was very musical and played with Tex Beneke and the Glenn Miller Band after the war.. He continued his musical pursuits .
Harold Carlton Branch died on January 11, 2007, in Phoenix, Arizona, at the age of 83, and was buried at National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona, Phoenix, Maricopa County Arizona."
August 23 1945...
August 27 1946....
Undated, probably about 1946....
Also undated, likely 1950's....
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