Joseph served as a Second Lieutenant & Navigator on B-17G (#43-38072), 848th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Mercer County, New Jersey prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on May 20, 1942 at Fort Dix, New Jersey. He was noted as being employed as a Accountant and/or auditor and also as Single, without dependents.
Joseph was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 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.
Joseph was awarded the Air Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # O1320027
Son of Kaspar Farkas who resided in Trenton, New Jersey.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17G (#43-38072):
Black, Frederick L ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Kansas
Butterfield, James R ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, Utah
Elie, Joseph T ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, Maine
Farkas, Joseph M ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, New Jersey
Kennedy, Lloyd E ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, New Jersey
Lennon, Charles C ~ Sgt, Gunner, New York
Schultz, John J 1st Lt, Pilot, Maryland
Sten, Carl E ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Kansas
( Crew Report by: Tim Cook )
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He resided in Mercer County, New Jersey prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on May 20, 1942 at Fort Dix, New Jersey. He was noted as being employed as a Accountant and/or auditor and also as Single, without dependents.
Joseph was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 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.
Joseph was awarded the Air Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # O1320027
Son of Kaspar Farkas who resided in Trenton, New Jersey.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17G (#43-38072):
Black, Frederick L ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Kansas
Butterfield, James R ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, Utah
Elie, Joseph T ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, Maine
Farkas, Joseph M ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, New Jersey
Kennedy, Lloyd E ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, New Jersey
Lennon, Charles C ~ Sgt, Gunner, New York
Schultz, John J 1st Lt, Pilot, Maryland
Sten, Carl E ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Kansas
( Crew Report by: Tim Cook )
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Joseph served as a Second Lieutenant & Navigator on B-17G (#43-38072), 848th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Mercer County, New Jersey prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on May 20, 1942 at Fort Dix, New Jersey. He was noted as being employed as a Accountant and/or auditor and also as Single, without dependents.
Joseph was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 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.
Joseph was awarded the Air Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # O1320027
Son of Kaspar Farkas who resided in Trenton, New Jersey.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17G (#43-38072):
Black, Frederick L ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Kansas
Butterfield, James R ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, Utah
Elie, Joseph T ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, Maine
Farkas, Joseph M ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, New Jersey
Kennedy, Lloyd E ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, New Jersey
Lennon, Charles C ~ Sgt, Gunner, New York
Schultz, John J 1st Lt, Pilot, Maryland
Sten, Carl E ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Kansas
( Crew Report by: Tim Cook )
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He resided in Mercer County, New Jersey prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on May 20, 1942 at Fort Dix, New Jersey. He was noted as being employed as a Accountant and/or auditor and also as Single, without dependents.
Joseph was "Killed In Action" when his B-17 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.
Joseph was awarded the Air Medal with one Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.
Service # O1320027
Son of Kaspar Farkas who resided in Trenton, New Jersey.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17G (#43-38072):
Black, Frederick L ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Kansas
Butterfield, James R ~ Sgt, Waist Gunner, Utah
Elie, Joseph T ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, Maine
Farkas, Joseph M ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, New Jersey
Kennedy, Lloyd E ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, New Jersey
Lennon, Charles C ~ Sgt, Gunner, New York
Schultz, John J 1st Lt, Pilot, Maryland
Sten, Carl E ~ Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Kansas
( Crew Report by: Tim Cook )
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Joseph M. Farkas
2 LT 848 Bomb SQ 490 Bomb GP (H)
New Jersey Mar 21 1945
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