World War II Honoree

John Thomas Farrington

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Princeton, New Jersey

Honored By

Margaret Farrington

Relationship

Widow

FLEW OUT OF FOGGIA, ITALY AND HE WAS SHOT DOWN IN AUSTRIA ON HIS 23RD BOMBING RUN. THE PLANE BLEW UP IN MID AIR AND HE WAS THE SOLE SURVIVOR OF THE CRASH. HE WAS TANGLED IN HIS PARACHUTE AND LANDED IN A FRESHLY PLOWED POTATO FIELD, AND HE WAS PICKED UP BY AUSTRIAN FARMERS. HE RECEIVED 22 MEDALS INCLUDING THE PURPLE HEART AND TWO DISTINGUISHED FLYING MEDALS. ALSO WAS A MEMBER OF THE LONGEST MARCH.