Serviceman
John E Farrell
840th
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- Rank
- SSGT (14 June 1944), SSGT (6 July 1944), SSGT (10 July 1944)
- Hometown
- ST CLAIRE SHORES MI; Claire Shores MI; Detroit, MI
- Also written
- John Farrell
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 180, 186
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Milford D. Phillips Crew · 840th
- Edward R. Promberger Crew · 840th
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 1944 | Air Medal | 1047 | SSGT |
| 6 July 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1605 | SSGT |
| 10 July 1944 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 1744 | SSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Statements, mentions and histories
of training, automobile. The three of then drove down to Laredo Harry, his crew and their B-17 fine-tuned at MacDill in John Farrell's Packard. Field in Tampa-St. Pete. for the journey ahead. Harry had his mother and Jenny make the bus trip Harry became a gunnery instructor at Laredo Air dow
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