Clarence D Farrington

Military

Hit by flak after falling out of formation on the return flight from a mission to Klein Machnow, Berlin on 6 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-38177 'Shack Rabbits' crashed N of Nordham, GR. Killed in Action (KIA)



Air Medal, Purple Heart

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Shack Rabbits
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

6 March 1944

Born

New York, USA

Buried

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 6 March 1944

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Family history and knowledge

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3091 / MACR 3091, niece 2009, Losses of teh 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database