Richard J Farrington Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-739110
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilotage Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2064309
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16054935
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner, Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 42064928
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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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 |
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Born |
St Louis, Missouri | ||
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Buried |
Plot G Row 12 Grave 40 Lorraine American Cemetery St. Avold, France | ||
| Saint Louis, MO, USA | 8751 Oriole Avenue |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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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
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 14182