World War II Honoree

Robert Thomas Permar

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Anjanette Brown

Relationship

Granddaughter

WANTED TO BE A PILOT BUT WAS CLASSIFIED AS A NAVIGATOR. UPON ENTERING THE WAR, HE WAS COMMISSIONED AS A SECOND LIEUTENANT BUT WHEN THE WAR WAS OVER WAS CLASSIFIED AS A CAPTAIN. SERVED AS PART OF THE 4TH FERRYING GROUP OF THE AIR TRAINING COMMAND. HE FLEW DOZENS OF TIMES DELIVERING DIFFERENT PLANES TO DIFFERENT DESTINATIONS. THE PLANES THAT HE FLEW BACK WERE KNOWN AS 'WAR WEARIES'. AFTER VE DAY, HE FLEW WOUNDED SERVICEMEN FROM PARIS TO NEW YORK CITY. BEFORE VJ DAY, HE FLEW PLANES THAT CARRIED PRISONERS OF WAR.