John D McFarlane
MilitaryPersonal research & 'The Debden Warbirds' by Frank E. Speer.
Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Forced to bail out due to coolant leak over Denmark. Landed on Lolland Island near the village of Søllested. Hidden by the Danes until put on a boat for Sweden by the Danish Resistance. He arrived in Stockholm on 28-Mar-45.
EVADER EVD. MACR 13394.
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Calais, ME, USA | 26 April 1918 | |
Other Assigned |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 10 June 1944 - 12 March 1945 | Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Promoted |
Debden, Saffron Walden, Essex CB11, UK | 25 January 1945 | Promoted to Major. |
Other Baled out |
Lolland, Denmark | 12 March 1945 | Forced to bail out due to coolant leak over Denmark. Landed on Lolland Island near the village of Søllested. |
Other Evaded |
Denmark | 12 March 1945 - 28 March 1945 | Evaded capture with assistance from Danish Resistance. |
Other Interned (INT) |
Stockholm, Sweden | 28 March 1945 | Interned Sweden (INT). |
Died |
Las Vegas, NV, USA | 19 October 1974 | |
Calais, Massachusetts, USA |
Revisions
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- Personal research & 'The Debden Warbirds' by Frank E. Speer. (User : apollo11);
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- MACR 13394
MACR 13394 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database