World War II Honoree

Robert Seldon Garfield

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Clymer, New York

Honored By

James Fagerburg

Relationship

Nephew

ENLISTED IN THE U.S. ARMY AIR FORCE AS A FLYING CADET IN SEPTEMBER OF 1942. HE RECEIVED HIS BASIC AND ADVANCED TRAINING AT KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE IN BOLOXI, MISSISSIPPI. FROM THERE HE WAS TRANSFERRED TO A TRAINING BASE IN LIBERAL, KANSAS WHERE HE HELPED IN THE UPGRADING OF AIR CREWS FLYING 2 ENGINE MEDIUM BOMBERS TO THE HEAVY 4 ENGINE B-24 'LIBERATOR BOMBER'. AFTER 1-1/2 YEARS IN KANSAS HE WAS SHIPPED TO THE SOUTH PACIFIC, CLARK FIELD, IN THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WAR. HE WAS DISCHARGED IN THE SPRING OF 1946.