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FORT KNOX, Ky. – The remains of U.S. Army Air Force Technical Sgt. Lynn M. Farnham, 20, of Phoenix, New York, killed during World War II, will be interred October 1, in Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Virginia. Everly-Wheatley Funeral Home will coordinate graveside services preceding the interment.
Farnham was assigned to the 346th Bombardment Squadron, 99th Bombardment Group (Heavy), 15th Air Force in the European Theater. On Feb. 25, 1944, Farnham, was killed in action when his plane was shot down by enemy fighter aircraft fire while on a bombing mission to Regensburg, Germany. Surviving crewmembers reported seeing Farnham and another crewman dead near the co-pilots seat. Farnham’s body was not immediately recovered, and a report of death was finally issued on Aug. 10, 1945.
The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency accounted for Farnham on July 31, 2024.
For more information on DPAA’s efforts to locate and identify Farnham’s remains, please visit: https://www.dpaa.mil/News-Stories/ID-Announcements/Article/3973129/airman-accounted-for-from-wwii-farnham-l/
U.S. Army Human Resources Command’s Past Conflict Repatriations Branch plays a vital role in the process of identifying, locating and contacting subsequent generation family members of Soldiers missing or killed in action during WWII and the Korean War to positively identify previously undiscovered or unknown remains.
Media interested in covering and/or obtaining more information about the funeral and interment should contact Everly-Wheatley Funeral Home, 703-998-9200.
| Date Taken: | 09.30.2025 |
| Date Posted: | 09.30.2025 09:07 |
| Story ID: | 549655 |
| Location: | FORT KNOX, KENTUCKY, US |
| Hometown: | PHOENIX, NEW YORK, US |
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