courtesy of D. G. Keener |
Archie was drafted in March 1944. After completing his basic military training he was sent to the European theater and transferred from the replacement depot to G Company 116th Infantry on 29 Oct 1944. PFC Friend was killed in action on 3 Dec 1944 in the vicinity of Julich, Germany.
PFC Friend was not repatriated until 1951 and he was re-interred in the Etam Cemetery in Etam, West Virginia near his parents.
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