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FARKAS, Joseph Matthew - Date of
birth
12 February 1918 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Roebling, Burlington County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Mercer County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-1320027 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
848th Bombardment Squadron,
490th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 March 1945 - Place of
death
Plauen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 23 | 8 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Kaspar Farkas (father)
Theresa Farkas (mother)
John Farkas (brother)
Anthony Farkas (brother)
Kathryn Farkas (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-38072 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Plauen, Germany
MACR: 13556
More information
2nd Lt Joseph M. Farkas graduated from Trenton High School.He enlisted at Fort Dix, New Jersey on 20 May 1942.
The airplane was rammed by an ME-262 jet fighter, and the bomber was cut in half, with the tail section separating relatively intact, allowing the rear gunner, Sgt. Craig M. Bennett, to parachute to the ground where he was taken as a POW and survived the war.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Trenton Evening Times - 6 December 1942 and 17 September 1944