Hugh McFarland was born to William and Henrietta [Sullivan] McFarland and grew up in the Beltzhoover section of Pittsburgh. He attended the South Hills High School.
In June, 1941 he married Delores Schu, daughter of William Schu and Anna [Larkin] Schu. and moved to the Brookline neighborhood of Pittsburgh.
Robert joined the US Army Air Corps in February 1943. He was assigned to the 51st Troop Transport Squadron, 62nd Troop Transport Group. He was a co-pilot on C-47 Sky Trains. He was sent overseas in October, 1944 and stationed in Northern Italy at the Malignano Airfield.
On November 12, 1944 he was on a mission to Yugoslavia to deliver supplies to the partisans. The plane flew over some newly placed anti-aircraft guns and took some fire. Bad weather forced the plane to turn around. On the return flight, the plane was either hit by more flak, or suffered a mechanical failure and crashed on Rab Island in Croatia.
A Yugoslav interpreter on the flight was able to parachute to the water and swam to safety. He observed men removing the bodies and burying them. After the war the bodies were recovered and re-interred at Arlington National Cemetery.
2LT McFarland left behind his widow, Delores, and son William Dennis. His parents, and his brother William John. Delores remarried (Fleming) and moved to Florida.
********************* From Previous Manager************************
2LT Hugh R. McFarland was my first cousin 1x removed He went missing In Action when his plane went down over Croatia,12 Nov 1944. He was listed as Missing in Action until Dec.1950.
Buried in Arlington National Cemetery 18 Jan 1950 Section 34 site 4685
20 Mar 2016 72 years after the plane went missing , the crash site has been found on Rab Island Croatia.
Many thanks to Radovan who has been searching for the crash site of any plane that went missing over Croatia in WWll.
WWll Memorial Wall
Hugh R McFarland
Gender: Male
Race: White
Religion: Catholic
Cemetery Name: Arlington National Cemetery, Fort Myer, Virginia
Service Branch: Army
Rank: Second Lieutenant
Hugh McFarland was born to William and Henrietta [Sullivan] McFarland and grew up in the Beltzhoover section of Pittsburgh. He attended the South Hills High School.
In June, 1941 he married Delores Schu, daughter of William Schu and Anna [Larkin] Schu. and moved to the Brookline neighborhood of Pittsburgh.
Robert joined the US Army Air Corps in February 1943. He was assigned to the 51st Troop Transport Squadron, 62nd Troop Transport Group. He was a co-pilot on C-47 Sky Trains. He was sent overseas in October, 1944 and stationed in Northern Italy at the Malignano Airfield.
On November 12, 1944 he was on a mission to Yugoslavia to deliver supplies to the partisans. The plane flew over some newly placed anti-aircraft guns and took some fire. Bad weather forced the plane to turn around. On the return flight, the plane was either hit by more flak, or suffered a mechanical failure and crashed on Rab Island in Croatia.
A Yugoslav interpreter on the flight was able to parachute to the water and swam to safety. He observed men removing the bodies and burying them. After the war the bodies were recovered and re-interred at Arlington National Cemetery.
2LT McFarland left behind his widow, Delores, and son William Dennis. His parents, and his brother William John. Delores remarried (Fleming) and moved to Florida.
********************* From Previous Manager************************
2LT Hugh R. McFarland was my first cousin 1x removed He went missing In Action when his plane went down over Croatia,12 Nov 1944. He was listed as Missing in Action until Dec.1950.
Buried in Arlington National Cemetery 18 Jan 1950 Section 34 site 4685
20 Mar 2016 72 years after the plane went missing , the crash site has been found on Rab Island Croatia.
Many thanks to Radovan who has been searching for the crash site of any plane that went missing over Croatia in WWll.
WWll Memorial Wall
Hugh R McFarland
Gender: Male
Race: White
Religion: Catholic
Cemetery Name: Arlington National Cemetery, Fort Myer, Virginia
Service Branch: Army
Rank: Second Lieutenant
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