Harry K Farrell Jr

Military

Shot down 31 December 1943 in B-24 #42-7754 'Harmful Lil' Armful', Prisoner of War (POW).

Connections

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Units served with

The insignia of the 448th Bomb Group.

448th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-7754

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Harmful Lil Armful
  • Unit: 448th Bomb Group 715th Bomb Squadron

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 31 December 1943 Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia

Revisions

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Added an association to Stalag Luft 1 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Updated the location of the POW event to “Barth, Germany” instead of “France” per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Added a connection to the air base location.

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Added summary bio stating when he was shot down and that he was a POW.

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Added S/N & POW camp per WW2 POW info from the National Archives.

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ContributorAAM
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MACR 3093 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database