Farnham - #42R
Courtesy of Ppaul Stoloff
Standing L-R: Farnham, Arthur E. (P); Eckman, Robert W. (B); Stoloff, Marvin (N); ?????
Squatting L-R: Sanderson, Carol J. (LWG); Shay, Henry J. (TG); Connolly, ThomasM. Jr. (E/TTG); Holscher, Franz F. (BTG); Erwin, James G. (G)
Farnham, Arthur E., Jr., Pilot
Lawrence, Paul W. Jr., Co-Pilot
Eckman, Robert W., Bombardier
Connolly, Thomas M. Jr., Engineer/Gunner
Erwin, James G., Gunner
Holdsworth, David M., Gunner
Holscher, Franz F., Gunner
Sanderson, Carol J., Gunner
Shay, Henry J., Gunner
Teal, Roscoe E., Gunner
Walsh, Billy J., Radio Operator/Gunner
This crew was lost on mission #137 to the Vosendorf Oil Refinery in Vienna, Austria on 19 November 1944. See MACR #9937 for details.
Courtesy of Paul Stoloff
Telegram sent to Stoloff's mother concerning his MIA status
Courtesy of Paul Stoloff
Letter from Gen. Twining to Stoloff's mother
Courtesy of Ed Connolly
Thomas Connolly, Arthur Farnham, Marvin Stoloff and Henry Shay
Taken at a farm in Yugoslavia while waiting to be air-lifted back to base.
Courtesy of Ed Connolly
Franz Holscher and Thomas Connolly with pets.
Courtesy of Ed Connolly
Thomas Connolly and Franz Holscher in front of new home after old one burned.
Courtesy of Ed Connolly
When their tent burned down, they acquired a shipping crate from the Bari water front
(road roller was shipped in the crate) and converted it into living
quarters for four men. The roof was made of pieces of their old tent.
Courtesy of Ed Connolly
L-R: Thomas Connolly, Arthur Farnham, Roscoe Teal (?), Henry Shay, Nick (?), Marvin Stoloff, Roscoe Teal (?), Franz Holscher
Courtesy of Ed Connolly
Carol Sanderson, Henry Shay and Thomas Connolly aboard the C-47 heading home.
The men are holding up bread given to them by the flight surgeon as they boarded the airplane.
Courtesy of Ed Connolly
Thomas Connolly asleep in C-47 on the way back to base.
Courtesy of Paul Stoloff
Letter given to the family that sheltered the crew when they crashed
Courtesy of Paul Stoloff
Returned to duty telegram sent to Stoloff's mother
Courtesy of Richard Smith
Lts. Stoloff, Eckman and Lawrence