World War II Honoree

Garland O. Farris

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Sallisaw, Oklahoma

Honored By

Carolyn, Garland Jr. & John Farris

Relationship

Wife & Sons

JOINED THE ARMY AIR CORP IN LUBBOCK, TEXAS IN 1942 AS A CORPORAL. IN 1943, WENT TO MUSTANG FIELD FOR PRIMARY FLIGHT TRAINING. WENT TO ENID ARMY AIR BASE FOR BASIC FLIGHT TRAINING, THEN FOR ADVANCED PILOT TRAINING. WAS A TWIN ENGINE PILOT IN CLASS 44B IN FEBRUARY 1944. WAS ABLE TO LOG FLYING TIME IN A C-47, A C-60 (HUDSON BOMBER). CHECKED OUT IN THE A-25 DIVE BOMBER (NAVY’S HELLDIVER BOMBER). FLEW AND TOWED THE CG-4A GLIDER. SERVED AS A MAINTENANCE OFFICER IN 1944. TRAINED PILOTS TRANSITING INTO THE B-26. PROMOTED TO 2ND LIEUTENANT AT DODGE CITY ARMY AIR FIELD. ASSIGNED TO HENDRICKS FIELD FOR B-17 PILOT TRANSITION TRAINING. ASSIGNED TO MAXWELL FIELD FOR B-29 TRAINING. FLEW T-6 AIRCRAFT AT GUETTAR FIELD ALABAMA. IN 1945 WAS A B-17 PILOT FLYING RADAR PATROLS.