Farris Richard Rashid

Military

Assigned 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

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron

Places

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

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

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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