2nd Lt. Paul D. Fairbanks - Bainbridge, NY
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A plaque honoring 2nd Lt. Paul D. Fairbanks is located in Village Green Park at the intersection of East Main Street and North Main Street in Bainbridge, NY.
Waymark Code: WMW7G1
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 07/20/2017
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In 2001 the Slater-Silvernail Post 806 of the American Legion established a memorial honoring all the servicemen from the Bainbridge, NY area that died in WWI, WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. The memorial consists of 19 individual bronze plaques set on a two long granite bases; 10 on the left base and 9 on the right base. In the middle is a marble stele with the boots, rifle, helmet image used to signify a person who died while on duty.
The plaque for World War II casualty 2nd Lt. Paul D. Fairbanks is located on the left base, the sixth plaque from the left. It is inscribed:
USA {Emblem of the United States Army} II
PAUL D. FAIRBANKS
2/LT
3rd Arm/Div 1st Army
European Theater
Born 29 April 1916. Went ashore with
Combat Engineer Group on 8 June 1944.
Transferred to Armored in November 1944
Killed in Western Front tankaction on
4 January 1945.