Richard J Farrington Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-14519.jpeg UPL 14519 Crew #769/487
Richard J. Farrington Crew
466th BG - 784th and 787th Bomb Squadrons

Standing Left to Right: John C. Murphy (RN), John A. Perella (N), John A. Regan (CP), Richard J. Farrington (P), George E. Noe (PN), Chris Manners (B)

Kneeling Left to Right: Robert E. Peterson (TG), John C. Brennan (WG), Jerome Barrett (FE), Howard G. Goodner (R/O), Albert Seraydarian (G)

This was the last 466th BG and indeed the last 8th AF B-24 crew shot down in WW2. Manners and Seraydarian were able to bail out. Everyone else in the photo above was KIA. 466th Bomb Group collection

466th BG Historian

Object Number - UPL 14519 - Crew #769/487 Richard J. Farrington Crew 466th BG - 784th and 787th Bomb Squadrons Standing Left to Right: John C. Murphy (RN), John A. Perella...

Killed in Action (KIA) at Regensburg in B-24 'Black Cat' #42-95592.

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Units served with

Three little girls hold up a balloon celebrating the 100th mission of the 466th Bomb Group in front of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) nicknamed "Black Cat". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'On our 100 Mission party Day- 18 Aug 1944, Attlebridge, 466th- wouldn't it be something if we could identify these girls? How could I do it?'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12157563
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12206828
  • Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34726638
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O 723913
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-768886
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Radar (H2X) Navigator

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Black Cat
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 466th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron 784th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron

Missions

A B-24 Liberator of the 467th Bomb Group flies over Berlin during a mission. 18 March 1945. Handwritten caption on reverse: '18/3/45 Berlin.'
  • Date: 18 March 1945

Places

Aerial photograph of Attlebridge airfield, looking north, the fuel store and a T2 hangar are in the upper centre, 31 January 1946. Photograph taken by No. 90 Squadron, sortie number RAF/3G/TUD/UK/51. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
  • Site type: Aircraft crash site
  • Known as: Black Cat Memorial

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

Scharmassing, 93083 Obertraubling, Germany 21 April 1945 Shot down near Regensburg. 10 KIA, 2 POW. Documented in the book "Wings of Morning" by Thomas Childers

Born

St Louis, Missouri

Buried

Plot G Row 12 Grave 40 Lorraine American Cemetery St. Avold, France
Saint Louis, MO, USA 8751 Oriole Avenue

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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NARA: Award Cards

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Merged with duplicate record to include information from MACR 14182 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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466th BG Historian

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466th BG Historian

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466th BG Historian

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 14182

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