United States Air Force

In memoriam: Capt. William W. Farmer Jr. (1932-1961).

Capt. William Woody Farmer Jr., 341st Bombardment Squadron, 4038th Strategic Wing, Dow Air Force Base, Maine.

On 30 March 1961, a B-52 went down near Denton, North Carolina, killing five of the seven crewmen aboard. Among them was Captain William Woody Farmer, Jr., of Wilson.

This account of that terrible accident is found in a post in a Denton history blog:

Photos courtesy of Levolyre Farmer Pitt.