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Sgt Augustus Gene “Bud” Farmer

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Sgt Augustus Gene “Bud” Farmer Veteran

Birth
Texas, USA
Death
22 Nov 1943 (aged 31)
Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada
Burial
Quail, Collingsworth County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section S, Row 34
Memorial ID
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Killed in Action

MORTON, Dec. 13. (Special) - Mrs. Gene Farmer of Morton has received a letter from the Adjutant General confirming the death of her husband, Sgt. Augustus Gene Farmer, 31, who was reported kiled [sic] on November 22nd in the North American area. Sgt. Farmer was with the Air Corps.

(Published in Lubbock Morning Avalanche (Lubbock, Texas) - 14 Dec 1943, Tue - Page 8)
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Sgt USAAF WWII
S/N 38106156
447th BG, 710th B Sq

He was Lost when B-17G #42-31219 crashed over Lake Melville, 30 miles north of Goose Bay, Newfoundland-Labrador, Canada when en route upon deployment to Rattlesden Air Base, England.

The crew is listed here in the virtual cemetery for B-17G #42-31219. All but one of the crew, Sgt Lorenz A Kirchoff, is believed to have been recovered.
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He graduated from Wellington High School with the Class of 1931. Contributor: Angie Mitchell Martin (48252725)
Killed in Action

MORTON, Dec. 13. (Special) - Mrs. Gene Farmer of Morton has received a letter from the Adjutant General confirming the death of her husband, Sgt. Augustus Gene Farmer, 31, who was reported kiled [sic] on November 22nd in the North American area. Sgt. Farmer was with the Air Corps.

(Published in Lubbock Morning Avalanche (Lubbock, Texas) - 14 Dec 1943, Tue - Page 8)
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Sgt USAAF WWII
S/N 38106156
447th BG, 710th B Sq

He was Lost when B-17G #42-31219 crashed over Lake Melville, 30 miles north of Goose Bay, Newfoundland-Labrador, Canada when en route upon deployment to Rattlesden Air Base, England.

The crew is listed here in the virtual cemetery for B-17G #42-31219. All but one of the crew, Sgt Lorenz A Kirchoff, is believed to have been recovered.
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He graduated from Wellington High School with the Class of 1931. Contributor: Angie Mitchell Martin (48252725)

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TEXAS Sgt Air Corps World War II



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