William G. Farrow
✓ Source-basedrisingUnited States Army Air Force lieutenant; participant in the Doolittle Raid
United StatesLived 1918 to 1942 · aged 24William Glover Farrow was a lieutenant in the United States Army Air Forces who participated in the Doolittle Raid. In February 1942, he volunteered to participate in the raid, which took place on April 18 that year. Farrow was captured by the Japanese after the completion of his bombing mission.
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The crew of the Bat Out of Hell (crew #16) just before take off for the Doolittle Raid on USS Hornet (CV-8), 18 April 1942. (Left to right) Lt. George Barr (navigator), Lt. William G. Farrow (pilot), Sgt. Harold A. Spatz (engineer-gunner), Lt. Robert L. Hite (co-pilot) and Sgt. Jacob DeShazer (bombardier)
Farrow (top left) with his bomber crew following their capture by the Japanese (20 April 1942)
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William Glover Farrow was a lieutenant in the United States Army Air Forces who participated in the Doolittle Raid. In February 1942, he volunteered to participate in the raid, which took place on April 18 that year. Farrow was captured by the Japanese after the completion of his bombing mission. He was tried, and along with two other crew members, sentenced to death and executed by firing squad. His ashes were recovered and interred in the Arlington National Cemetery in 1946, and he posthumously received multiple awards.
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