Farris Richard Rashid
MilitaryAssigned to 367BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 42-31758. Landed in Switzerland, Interned (INT).
Awards: AM (3OLC), EAME, WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Fort Madison, Iowa | 25 September 1923 | Born Fort Madison, Iowa |
Enlisted |
23 December 1942 | ||
Other Interned (INT) |
Switzerland | 24 April 1944 | Interned Switzerland |
Died |
Fort Madison, Iowa | 30 September 1996 | Died Fort Madison, Iowa |
Buried |
Sacred Heart Cemetery Fort Madison, Iowa | 1 October 1996 | Interred Sacred Heart Cemetery Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4357 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database