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First Name: Jessie

Last Name: Farmer

Birthplace: Robertson County, TX, USA

Gender: Male

Branch: Army (1784 - present)



Home of Record: Ridge, TX
Middle Name: W.



Date of Birth: 29 August 1924

Date of Death: 22 June 1944

Rank: Private First Class

Years Served:
Jessie Wayne Farmer

   
Engagements:
•  World War II (1941 - 1945)

Biography:

Jessie Wayne Farmer

Private First Class, U. S. Army

Silver Star

Headquarters, 2d Infantry Division, General Orders No. 35 (1945)
(UNCONFIRMED – Citation Needed): Jessie W. Farmer, United States Army, is reported to have been awarded the Silver Star (posthumously) under the below-listed General Orders for conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity in action against the enemy while serving with the 2d Infantry Division during World War II.
The War Department made a press release about the awarded Silver Star (posthumously) in SIS press release B-79.



Origin of Nickname/Handle:

Texas Exceptional Gallantry
added by drjones46 on 6/27/2025.

Honoree ID: 338668   Created by: drjones46

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