Farris Ormond Heffley

Military

Shot down 13 April 1944 in B-17 #42-37816 'Big Stupe'. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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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

Aircraft

42-37816

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Big Stupe V
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Collinsvlle, Texas, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 13 April 1944 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added middle name from records on the 384th BG website.
See: https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=1662

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added S/N and POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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ContributorLucy May
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Changed first name from 'Francis' to 'Farris' after correspondence with Glen Alfter's son, Colonel Frank Alfter, USAF (Ret).

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3868 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database