George B Farrell
Military
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UPL 15318
B-24D Liberator - 42-40738 - The Oklahoman, and Crew :
Standing L- R
SSgt. George "The Greek" Triantafillos - Tail Turret Gunner - SSgt. George B. "Doc" Farrell - Radio Operator, replaced Sgt. Flatter - TSgt. C. Lowell Vick - Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner - SSgt. Wiley C. Windham - Right Waist Gunner - SSgt. Bernard H. Shelley - Ball Turret Gunner - SSgt. William L. Wilhelm - Left Waist Gunner
Kneeling L-R :
Lt. Robert C. "Bob" Schroeder - Bombardier - Lt. Eldon N. "Neil" Colby (with extra big smile) - Co-Pilot. Lt. Colby got his own crew and was shot down in the B-24H, 42-7766, Heavy Date, in late December, 1943, shortly after this photo was taken . He spent the remainder of the war as a POW, released 1945. - Lt. John C. "Jack" Martin - Pilot - Lt. Walter J. "Stabo" Stabrowski - Navigator
Standing L- R
SSgt. George "The Greek" Triantafillos - Tail Turret Gunner - SSgt. George B. "Doc" Farrell - Radio Operator, replaced Sgt. Flatter - TSgt. C. Lowell Vick - Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner - SSgt. Wiley C. Windham - Right Waist Gunner - SSgt. Bernard H. Shelley - Ball Turret Gunner - SSgt. William L. Wilhelm - Left Waist Gunner
Kneeling L-R :
Lt. Robert C. "Bob" Schroeder - Bombardier - Lt. Eldon N. "Neil" Colby (with extra big smile) - Co-Pilot. Lt. Colby got his own crew and was shot down in the B-24H, 42-7766, Heavy Date, in late December, 1943, shortly after this photo was taken . He spent the remainder of the war as a POW, released 1945. - Lt. John C. "Jack" Martin - Pilot - Lt. Walter J. "Stabo" Stabrowski - Navigator
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Took part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 42-40623.
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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-24 Liberator
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Oak Lawn, Illinois |
Revisions
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Sources
'Ploesti' by Dugan & Stewart / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia