North Texas Man Identified in World War II Remains The remains of Fred Farris, 19 and a Hillsboro man, were identified nearly 80 years after he died in battle as a Marine Corps sergeant
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Defense PO-MIA Accounting Agency
A Hillsboro 19-year-old man was identified in World War II remains after the Marine Corps sergeant died in a battle in the Pacific Ocean on Nov. 20, 1943.
According to the Defense POW-MIA Account Agency, Sgt. Fred Farris, who was 19 at the time, died in the first day of battle on the small island of Betio of the Gilbert Islands.
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April 12, 2021
A 1974 Peterbilt truck with a ’65 Fruehauf trailer mounted 50 feet in the air lets you know one thing – you’re at Farris’ Truck Stop. The family owned fueling station and restaurant will become a Pilot/Flying J in May./ Photo by Tommy Rezac.
By TOMMY REZAC
St. Joseph Post
FAUCETT – Whether you’re leaving St. Joseph, or headed north out of Kansas City, you really can’t miss it.
You know, that big suspended 70s-era Peterbilt on top the hill, 50 feet in the air off Exit 35.
That unmistakable landmark lets travelers know – that’s Farris Truck Stop. And once they stop, they tend to stop back. Time and again.