World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joseph Patterson 'Joe' Farrell
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Muskogee, Oklahoma
Honored By
Robert S. Cox
DRAFTED INTO MILITARY SERVICE AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL. APPLIED FOR AND WAS ACCEPTED INTO THE NAVY V-5 AVIATION CADET PROGRAM. UPON COMPLETION OF OFFICER AND FLYING TRAINING, HE WAS COMMISSIONED AN ENSIGN AND AWARDED HIS GOLD NAVAL AVIATOR INSIGNIA (WINGS). SERVED OVERSEAS AS A FIGHTER PILOT DURING THE WAR. HE WAS SHOT DOWN THREE TIMES, SURVIVED AND WAS RESCUED TO FIGHT ANOTHER DAY. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, THEATER CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED WITH THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT COMMANDER AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.