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Robert
Atwell
Farnsworth
, Jr.
June 18, 1923

–

July 24, 1966

Born:

Pascagoula

, 

Mississippi

Home:

Pascagoula

, 

Mississippi

Robert Farnsworth became a World War II Navy ACE, credited with shooting down five enemy aircraft in aerial combat. He was killed in a car wreck in July 1966.

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Ensign

    Batallion:

    Fighting Squadron 19 (VF-19)

    Division:

    U.S.S. Lexington (CV-16)

    Action Date:

    November 6, 1944
    Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin No. 370 (December 1947)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Ensign Robert Atwell Farnsworth, Jr., United States Navy, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Fighter Pilot in Fighting Squadron NINETEEN (VF-19), embarked in U.S.S. LEXINGTON (CV-16), over the Philippine Islands on 6 November 1944.

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Navy

    Rank:

    Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    Attack Squadron 702 (VA-702)

    Action Date:

    July 13, 1951
    All Hands (January 1954)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: Lieutenant Robert Atwell Farnsworth, Jr., United States Navy, was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as a Fighter Pilot in Fighting Squadron NINETEEN (VF-19), embarked in U.S.S. LEXINGTON (CV-16), during World War II.