William R Farrell

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media-41825.jpeg UPL 41825 Crew of B-17 42-31443, "Friday the 13th", 381st Bomb Group, 532nd Bomb Squadron.
Back Row (L-R);
T/Sgt. Notra Bright, Top Turret Gunner;
S/Sgt. Casimer Bukowski, Left Waist Gunner / 2nd Engineer;
T/Sgt. Edward Doherty, Radio Operator / Gunner;
S/Sgt. Burling Larson, Ball Turret Gunner;
S/Sgt. Henry Krzyak, Right Waist Gunner;
S/Sgt. Arthur Butler, Tail Gunner.

Front row (L-R):
1st Lt. Francis Flaherty, Pilot;
2nd Lt. John Hoffer, Co-pilot;
2nd Lt. Benjamin Saporta, Navigator;
2nd Lt. William Farrell, Bombardier.

Photo courtesy of Casimer Bukowski.

Object Number - UPL 41825 - Crew of B-17 42-31443, "Friday the 13th", 381st Bomb Group, 532nd Bomb Squadron. Back Row (L-R); T/Sgt. Notra Bright, Top Turret Gunner; S/Sgt....

Shot down by fighters and crashed near Bielefeld, GR on a mission to Oscherleben, GR on 22 Feb 1944 in B-17G 42-31443 'Friday the 13th'. Prisoner of War (POW).



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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Friday the 13th
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron

Events

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Born

Waterbury, Connecticut, USA 14 May 1921

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 22 February 1944 - 12 June 1945

Died

31 December 2012

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2930 / MACR 2930, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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