Robert Edward Femoyer

Robert Edward Femoyer
Born(1921-10-31)October 31, 1921
Huntington, West Virginia
DiedNovember 2, 1944(1944-11-02) (aged 23)
England (Died of wounds)
Place of burial
Greenlawn Cemetery,
Jacksonville, Florida
Allegiance United States of America
Branch United States Army Air Forces
Service years1942–1944
Rank Second Lieutenant
Unit711th Bombardment Squadron,
447th Bombardment Group (Heavy)
ConflictsWorld War II
AwardsMedal of Honor
Purple Heart
Air Medal

Robert Edward Femoyer (October 31, 1921 – November 2, 1944) is one of only eleven known Eagle Scouts to receive the Medal of Honor; the others are Aquilla J. Dyess, Eugene B. Fluckey, Thomas R. Norris, Arlo L. Olson, Mitchell Paige, Ben L. Salomon, Britt Slabinski, Leo K. Thorsness, Walter Joseph Marm Jr. and Jay Zeamer, Jr. He served in the U.S. Army Air Forces and is the only navigator awarded the Medal of Honor.

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