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FARMER, Burnice Culbath - Date of
birth
15 July 1919 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Bailey, Nash County, North Carolina -
Hometown
Nash County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
14053183 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
366th Bombardment Squadron,
305th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
27 January 1943 - Place of
death
Tossens, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 20 | 7 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Bennie M. Farmer (father)
Swannie N. (High) Farmer (mother)
Bruce H. Farmer (brother)
Jak D. Farmer (brother)
Kenneth H. Farmer (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-24637 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Kriegsmarinewerft U-boat yards
MACR: 851
More information
Burnice Farmer graduated from Bailey High School and attended Atlantic Christian College.He joined the Air Corps of the Regular Army in Charlotte, North Carolina on 15 October 1941.
He was credited from downing a FW-190 in early January 1943.
The airplane was attacked by enemy fighters. It crashed just off shore of Tossens, Germany. Five crew members survived and were taken prisoner. Five men were killed. They were initially buried at the cemetery of Bad Zwischenahn, Germany.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Headstone and Interment Record, Registration of Foreigners and German Persecutees, 1939-1947
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Karen Ferrell, niece - courtesy of Debbie Holloman