Photo by Marvin Mischnick
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A Sad Element to This Photo is Described Below
as 3AD's Capt. Francis P. Farrell (arrow) celebrates with liberated Belgians

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  Capt. Farrell, Division Artillery Air Officer (L-4 Piper Cub pilot) is shown with gleeful civilians in Liege, Belgium, on Sept. 6, 1944, after the town was liberated by the 3AD. Less than a month later, Farrell would be killed in action while on an air mission in the area of Stolberg, Germany.

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