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Hubert W. MacFarlane

Born: 25 August 1917, St. George, Washington, Utah, United States
Died: 3 February 1943, Greenland
Served In: World War II
Branch of Service: Army Medical Corps.
Rank: Private 1st Class
Service Notes: He was a sailor serving aboard a ship bound for Greenland during World War II. He had just completed his turn on submarine watch, vigilantly scanning the waters for the very danger that would soon strike his ship. After being relieved, he went to the galley to get something to eat. Shortly afterward, an enemy torpedo slammed into the ship near his location. The impact killed him instantly. He was just 26 years old.

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The Banyan (1942)

Hubert MacFarlane was included in the BYU yearbook The Banyan in 1942. Source: Brigham Young University. The Banyan. Vol. 1942. Provo, UT: Associate Students of Brigham Young University, 1942.