John W. Mc FARLAND
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Source : Arnaud Gaté | |||||||
| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | 36322109 | ||||||
| AGE | 24 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1919 MICHIGAN | ||||||
| STATE | Cook County ILLINOIS | ||||||
| FAMILY | Maried | ||||||
| RANK | T/Sergeant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Mechanic | ||||||
| JOB before ENLISTEMENT | Salesmen and sales agents, except to consumers |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 26 février 1942 Camp Grant ILLINOIS | ||||||
| SQUADRON | 364th Bomb Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 305th Bomb Group | ||||||
| ARMY | 8th Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 17 may 1943 |  | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Manor of Kerivalan - Town Brec'h MORBIHAN | ||||||
| DATA PLAN | B-17 Fortress - type F-40-BO - s/n 42-5219 WF*H  Macr: 15569 Mission: #58 Base sous-marine Lorient(56) Take Off: 09h30 Station 105 Chelveston, NOTHAMPTONSHIRE UK The plane crashes in two = The front falls behind the manor of Kerivallan and the rear on the land of the farm of Kerbellec Touched during the outward flight and on the target The crew evacuates the aircraft | ||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY | CEMETERY TEMPORARY of Guidel (Morbihan) | ||||||
| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY from Colleville | ||||||
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 Stele in memory of the crew of B 17
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Crew of B-17 Fortress - type F-40-BO - s/n 42-5219 WF*H |
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| 2nd Lieutenant | Harry W INDIERE | Pilot | Prisoner - Stalag Luft3 Sagan |
| 1st Lieutenant | Joseph B BOYLE | CoPilot | Prisoner - Stalag Luft3 Sagan |
| 2nd Lieutenant | Roy E RICHARDS | Navigator | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer |
| 2nd Lieutenant | James S WILSCHKE | Bomber | Evadé - Evasion par Pyrénées/Espagne/Gibraltar - Retour UK 18/12/43 |
| T/Sergeant | John W McFARLAND | Mecano | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer |
| S/Sergeant | Robert G NEIL | Radio | Escaped - Evasion par Pyrénées/Espagne/Gibraltar - Retour UK 18/12/43 |
| S/Sergeant | Walter E SCHENK | Gunner | Dead - St-Matthews Cem. Mount Vernon, Posey Co, INDIANA USA |
| S/Sergeant | Denis T Jr CULLINAN | Gunner | Dead - Cim Am Colleville-sur-Mer |
| Sergeant | John NORRIS | Gunner | Dead - Church Hill Cem. Wilkins Township, PENSYLVANIA USA |
| S/Sergeant | Henry A Jr MITCHELL | Gunner | Dead - Manille (Philippines) |
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| INFORMATION SOURCES | Francecrashes39-45.net - Jean-Yves REYNAUD - Aad.archives.gov |
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| PICTURE SOURCE | Frédéric LAVERNHE |
| PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |