Earl Frederick Fair was born July 3, 1924 in DeKalb, Illinois, son of William Robert Fair and Lulu Belle Pierce. He served as a PFC in the US Marine Corp, WWII. He died on Feb 20, 1944 at Eniwitok Atoll in the Marshalls. He is buried in the Andrew Johnson National Cemetery, Greeneville, Tennessee, Section C, Site 120.
22nd Marines, 3rd Battalion
Earl Fair was my uncle and died in combat with the USMC four years before I was born. I’m interested in obtaining more information about sponsoring him.–Submitted by Edgar Fair Jr.
- Rank: Private First Class
- Date of birth: 3 July 1924
- Date of death: 20 February 1944
- County: Greene
- Hometown: DeKalb, Illinois
- Service Branch: Marine Corps
- Division/Assignment: 22nd Marines, 3rd Battalion
- Theater: Pacific
- Conflict: World War II
- Battles: Eniwitok Atoll in the Marshalls
- Awards: Purple Heart
- Burial/Memorial Location: Andrew Johnson National Cemetery, Greeneville, TN
- Location In Memorial: Pillar IX, Bottom Panel
- Sponsored by: Edgar Fair Jr.
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