Albert Louis Farrah
MilitaryShot down 20 December 1943 in B-17 #42-39764 'Santa Anna', Prisoner of War (POW).
POW/ Purple Heart, Air Medal w/Oak Leaf Clusters
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Santa anna
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 20 December 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Lawrence, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA | 17 June 1917 | |
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Died |
Kittery Point, York County, Maine, USA | 8 March 2013 | |
|
Buried |
Methuen, Essex County, Massachusetts, USA | Saint Anthony's Cemetery | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Barth, Germany | 20 December 1943 | Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 |
Revisions
Updated middle name and Born, Died and Buried events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 191174673.
Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/191174673/albert-louis-farrah
Added connections to the 8th AF and to 8th AF mission #159 for 20 Dec1943.
Added POW camp info to the POW event and a S/N from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a connection to Stalag Luft 1 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1706 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database