Henry R Farley
MilitaryShot down by fighters 16 August 1943. Attack was on Foggia airfields under TDY to the 9th AAF in #42-41021 'Black Sheep'. After capture following a crash landing, captured by Italian soldiers and turned over to the Germans. Imprisoned at Sulmona, Italy. After about 2 months, he escaped with others and spent a month behind enemy lines. He was returned to service.
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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: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Peoria, Illinois |
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Sources
44th BG Roll of Honor and Casualties by Will Lundy pp. 108-9 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia