‘The Greatest Generation’
By Mindy Kearns - Special to OVP
Bill McFarland is pictured during his service with the U.S. Navy during World War II. Also pictured is his wife, the late Anna (Grinstead) McFarland.
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Bill McFarland of New Haven will be turning 100 years old on May 4. The Town of New Haven has declared the occasion “Bill McFarland Day” and will hold a drive-by card shower for him from 4 to 6 p.m. McFarland, a former U.S. Navy Gunner Mate, is shown at his home next to a Navy display box he designed.
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