James M Farmer
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Clarion Ledger April 22 1945
Object Number - UPL 75266 - Clarion Ledger April 22 1945 clipping James Farmer
Assigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Killed in Flying Accident (KIFA); Crashed in P-51D 44-63187 5 miles southeast of Waterbeach 19-Jul-45.
Awards: DFC, AM (8OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Mischievous Nell
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Bum Steer
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 84th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
20 July 1942 | Jackson, Mississippi | |
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Other Belly landing |
3 June 1945 | Crashed in P-51D 44-72163, belly landing. | |
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Died |
19 July 1945 | Crashed in P-51D 44-63187 5 miles southeast of Waterbeach 19-Jul-45. KIFA | |
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Buried |
20 July 1945 | Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Plot F Row 7 Grave 23 | |
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Born |
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Other Promotion |
Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | ||
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Based |
19 July 1945 | Assigned to 84FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
ABMC, Roll of Honor / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
