He was the pilot in crew #16 on the Doolittle Raid. He was executed by the Japanese while a POW. He is also memorialized on a marker in Grove Hill Cemetery, Darlington, SC plus there is a street named for him on Myrtle Beach AFB, SC.

His DFC citation:
Awarded posthumously for actions during World War II
The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pride in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross (Posthumously) to First Lieutenant (Air Corps) William G. Farrow (ASN: 0-421731), United States Army Air Forces, for extraordinary achievement as Pilot of a B-25 Bomber of the 1st Special Aviation Project (Doolittle Raider Force), while participating in a highly destructive raid on the Japanese mainland on 18 April 1942. Lieutenant Farrow with 79 other officers and enlisted men volunteered for this mission knowing full well that the chances of survival were extremely remote, and executed his part in it with great skill and daring. This achievement reflects high credit on himself and the military service.

Action Date: April 18, 1942

Service: Army Air Forces

Rank: First Lieutenant

Company: 1st Special Aviation Project

Division: Doolittle Tokyo Raider Force

Crew #16 (Plane 40-2268, "Bat Out of Hell", target Nagoya) 34th Bomb Sq. L-R: Lt. George Barr (navigator), Lt. William G. Farrow (pilot), Sgt. Harold A. Spatz (engineer-gunner), Lt. Robert L. Hite (co-pilot), Cpl. Jacob DeShazer (bombardier). (USAF photo)

Farrow, William Glover, 1st Lt