Mack Norton Farmer
Military
"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 22 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.
Object Number - UPL 30794 - Technical Sergeant Mack N. Farmer, Radio Operator Gunner, 306th Bomb Group.
He flew on Raymond Braun crew. Reported to group on 17 Jul 1944. Completed tour of 35 missions in Dec. 1944. Discharged from USAAF 15 Sept. 1945.
AM 5OLC, DFC
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Events
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Born |
Clarinda, Iowa | 26 November 1923 | Mack Farmer is my grandfather. He never spoke about the war, but I recently unearthed a video interview he did just months before he passed away. In it he talked about being on a B-17 called the Sleepy Time Gal. He stated that he came to England in 1943 and was part of his required 35 missions. |
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Sources
306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition, 306th BGA Collection, Russell Strong Index Cards, / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…
