Fred Palmer was born on May 20, 1921 and was from Gardiner, Maine. He served with Company K, 87th Infantry Regiment, 10th Mountain Division and served in combat on the Aleutian Islands and in Italy. Palmer was wounded on March 3, 1945 during the Company K attack on Monte della Vedetta (near Iola-Montese) as part Operation Encore. Palmer died on March 5 of his wounds and is buried in the Florence American Military Cemetery and Memorial in Impruneta, Italy. He lies in grave plot C, row 11, Grave 35.
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PFC Fred M Palmer, 23, son of Mr & Mrs Bruce Palmer, 138 Washington Ave, Gardiner, died of wounds received in action in Italy March 5, 1945. PFC Palmer left Gardiner with the National Guard in February 1941 and received training at Camp Blanding, FL, and Louisiana. He transferred to the 87th Mountain Infantry Ski troops, trained at Camp Hal, CO, and participated in the invasion of Kiska, Aleutians. He spent a furlough at home in December 1944 and left for overseas shortly after. Born in Gardinar, ME May 20, 1921, he was the son of Bruce & Mary (Cressey) Palmer. Surviving besides his mother are two brother, Corp Bruce Palmer, somewhere in England and Alden Palmer, in the US Navy; four sisters, Mrs Irene Calwell, Mrs Lillian Bickford, Bowdoinham, ME; Dorothy and Blanche Palmer of Gardiner, ME.