Hugh McFarland Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Melinda Reuter
Object Number - UPL 55521 - Hugh McFarland, Jr
Assigned to 715BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Wesel 24-Mar-45 in B-24 42-50341 'Picadilly Lady'; crashed near Wesel. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 13546
Awards: PH.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 715th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 715th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 715th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35898639
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 715th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 715th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16065555
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Piccidilly Lilly
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 715th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Pineville, KY | 26 February 1922 | Son of Hugh Sr and Nancy S McFarland. |
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Died |
Wesel, Germany | 24 March 1945 | |
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Buried |
Mill Springs National Cemetery Nancy, Pulaski County, KY | Mill Springs National Cemetery Nancy, Pulaski County, Kentucky | |
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Based |
Seething | 24 March 1945 | Assigned to 715BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Contributorjmoore43
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Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C serial # 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 13546
