Rueben Joseph Farnsworth | American Air Museum

Rueben Joseph Farnsworth

Military

Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. 36 x combat missions. ETD

Awards: AM(OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

The insignia of the 547th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.

547th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Lawrence H Bauer

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group

Myron Chamberlin

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 19171518 / O-714619
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Co-pilot

Howard Calvert Fordham

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 039680213
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Flight engineer / Top turret

Jerrold Eugene Hammond

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 17152258 / O-716912
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Bombardier

Dwight LaReuel Johns

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 17096851 / O-723536
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

42-38013

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron

43-38752

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Little Cinder
Unit: 547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group

44-6105

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Sleepy Lagoon
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Grafton Underwood airfield looking north east, Geddington village is on the left, 22 April 1944. Photograph taken by 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group, sortie number US/7PH/GP/LOC309. English Heritage (USAAF Photography).

Grafton Underwood

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Grafton Undermud

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	St George, UT	3 October 1924
Enlisted	Salt Lake City, UT	17 November 1942	Salt Lake City, Utah
Other Discharged USAF		31 March 1953	Honourable discharge.
Died	Saint George, UT	8 June 2007
Buried	Tonaquint Cemetery, Saint George, Washington County, UT	15 June 2007	Tonaquint Cemetery Saint George, Washington County, Utah
Based	Grafton Underwood		Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF.
Enlisted			Re-enlisted USAF
Other Discharged USAAF			Honourable discharge.

Revisions

Date25 Jul 2020 14:00:22

ContributorAl_Skiff

Changes

Sources

https://www.fold3.com/record/85047188-rueben-j-farnsworth
https://www.fold3.com/record/71551749-rueben-j-farnsworth
https://www.fold3.com/record/626696235-rueben-farnsworth-1924
https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=1140
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51766561/rueben-joseph-farnsworth

Date27 Sep 2014 18:22:18

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…