World War II Honoree

Robert G. Farmer

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Buffalo, New York

Honored By

Raymond J. Linder

Relationship

Crew member, bombardier

COMPLETED AVIATION CADET TRAINING AS A PILOT AND COMMISSIONED AS 2ND LIEUTENANT. OBTAINED MULTI-ENGINE RATING AND ASSIGNED AS CO-PILOT OF A B-24 BOMBER AT WESTOVER FIELD, MASSACHUSETTS. COMPLETED B-24 BOMBER CREW TRAINING AT CHATHAM FIELD, SAVANNAH, GEORGIA WITH 9 OTHER CREW MEMBERS. AFTER CREW TRAINING WAS ASSIGNED FOR COMBAT ON A B-24 BOMBER, CREW 29 IN THE PACIFIC THEATER. TRAVELED ACROSS COUNTRY TO MATHER FIELD, SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, THE PORT OF EMBARKATION. ORDERED TO FLY A REPLACEMENT B-24 BOMBER TO BIAK, NEW GUINEA AND FURTHER REASSIGNMENT. FLEW TO NEW GUINEA VIA HONOLULU, CANTON ISLAND, TARAWA AND LOS NEGROS ISLANDS. ASSIGNED TO BOMB GROUP 22 LOCATED ON OKINAWA. FLEW TO OKINAWA VIA MANILA AND JOINED BOMB GROUP 22. SERVED THERE AS PART OF OCCUPATION FORCES. EARNED THE AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, ASIATIC-PACIFIC RIBBON WITH 1 BATTLE STAR, JAPAN OCCUPATION RIBBON AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL.