Donald C. Farwell

The Man Behind the Name

§ Biography

1st Lt. Donald C. Farwell served as radar operator aboard B-24L 44-49573, 329th Bomb Squadron, on 23 March 1945. His name appears as 'Parwell' on the MACR form, corrected to 'Farwell' based on 2nd Lt. Diez's survivor statement.

Killed in action 23 March 1945. Lt. Howering confirmed seeing Farwell's body near the crash site before survivors were removed by German captors.

Service record.

§ As Catalogued

Rank

1st Lieutenant

Serial Number

O-706828

Missions flown.

5 catalogued · 23 Mar 1945 — 24 Dec 1944

The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.

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