William Farrell Farris

Vietnam War
UnitPatrol Squadron 26
RankAviation Antisubmarine Warfare Technician Third Class U.S. Navy
Entered Service FromWest Salem Illinois
Date of DeathFebruary 6 1968
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
B
Notes
Aviation Antisubmarine Warfare Technician, Third Class Farris was a member of Patrol Squadron 26, at U Tapao Air Base, Thailand. On February 6, 1968, he was a member of the crew of a Lockheed Orion Patrol Bomber (P-3B) over the Gulf of Thailand when contact was lost. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.