Arthur Farris Jr
Military
They are wearing the RAF uniforms given to them after ditching their aircraft ("Superstitious Aloysius" 42-6098) the previous day off Bawdsey.
Peter V. Milward Crew - 335th Sqn
BACK ROW: Peter V. Milward (pilot), Frank P.Miles (waist gunner), Charles R. McComber (ball turret gunner) William L. Weeks (waist gunner), William J. Milton (navigator)
FRONT ROW: Richard L. Spears (top turret/engineer), Arthur R Scroggins (bombardier), Eddie S. Winstead (radio operator), Joseph L.Kolarik (tail gunner) Arthur Farris (co-pilot).
NARA Ref 342-FH-3A09158-C59231AC.
Source of information was from son Richard Milward
Object Number - UPL 19800 - Lt. Milward's crew of the 8th AF 95th Bomb Group standing by their B-17 42-30178 "Darlin' Dolly" at their base in England, 5 January 1944. They...
Assigned to 335BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. 4-Jan-44 on Mission to Kiel, Germany in Aircraft 42-6098 'Superstitious Al-O-Ysius'. Returned to Duty (RTD)
Awards: DFC, AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Superstitious Al-o-ysius
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Rockland, ME | 6 June 1921 | |
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Died |
Belfast, ME | 25 August 2001 | |
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Buried |
Lake View Cemetery Union, Knox County, ME | 28 August 2001 | Lake View Cemetery Union, Knox County, Maine |
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Based |
Horham | Assigned to 335BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php
