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FARNHAM, Lynn Mason - Date of
birth
2 June 1923 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
New York -
Hometown
Oswego County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
12166531 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Engineer/Gunner -
Unit
346th Bombardment Squadron,
99th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
25 February 1944 - Place of
death
Langquaid, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine -
Tablets of the Missing
* This soldier has been accounted for. A rosette has been placed next to his name.
Immediate family
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Members
Lewis A. Farnham (father)
Mildred M. (German) Farnham (mother)
Lawrence C. Farnham (brother)
Elton R. Farnham (brother)
Ralph A. Farnham (brother)
Donald R. Farnham (brother)
Seward L. Farnham (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31797 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Regensburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the aircraft factory
MACR: 2705
More information
T/Sgt Lynn M. Farnham volunteered for the Army of the United States in Syracuse, New York on 15 September 1942.2nd Lt Louis E. Gregoire:
“I was flying as bombardier in aircraft B-17 31479. While on the bomb run, I noticed a B-17, number 42-31797, turning to the right in the direction of the east side of Regensburg. The airplane, with one engine smoking and losing altitude probably at the rate of 1,000 feet per minute, dropped its bombs on the city of Regensburg. At this last sighting of 797 it was apparently under control. No parachutes were seen coming from the plane.”
2nd Lt John E. Mahan:
"Last seen by pilot before bailing out behind co-pilot's seat. He claims he was wounded in stomach or legs.”
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced he was accounted for 31 July 2024. Further information will follow (information added October 2024).
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com – Mr & Mrs Seward Farnham, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - The Gregg Gary US Germans / 1930 Census, www.fold3.com, www.findagrave.com – Deb Bernard, http://aircrewremembered.com/USAAFCombatOperations/Feb.44.html
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Frogman