The 483rd Bomb Group Archive

Serviceman

HOMER GUERNSEY

840th

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Army serial number
37674690
Rank
Sgt. (22 March 1945)
Sources
macr-crew
Flags. known only from an OCR crew list; name may be misread another record shares the name GUERNSEY, HOMER (units 815th, 840th, serials None, 37674690); may be the same man

Aboard a lost aircraft

Photographs naming him

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Statements, mentions and histories

Eyewitness statement, page 14 · 22 March 1945
# 8
5/5yt Paschal H. Powell Right want
gunner bailed out the hear door
as well as Sqt Richard E Gilmove,
sqt. Kamil D.Eddie Jr, and Sgt Perry
E. Pyles . 5/sq Paschel H. Pouell sow
that these men got aut and also
ustched to see it all of the
chubes spened which they all did.
then he left and also reached
the ground saftely
S,t. Homer L. Guernsey had
come forward to help the wounded
in the nose and to mon their
gunes as his left unit yun
hid been shot out. He as well
as 1st Villiam F. Me Ferlan, F/O
John J. Feruland, F/O George F.
Boicelli and s/syt Walter chryston.
left through the foruard botak.
Lt. Ms Farlon had been hit in the
right side and F/C Feverland put
him out and pulled his rip cord
for him his chate wds seen the
optn.

National Archives, MACR 13247, page 14 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

Casualty questionnaire, page 17 · 22 March 1945
AFPPA-12
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Your name GUERNSEY, HOMER
L.
Rank Sgt.
Serial No. 37674690
AAF
2. Organization 183 Gp Commander
Rank
San CO
Rank MAj.
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year 1945
month MAR. day 22 did you go down?
4. What was the mission, ButhLANd Gararget, AIL REFINERY ,
target
time, 1345 altitude, 23,000
route schéduled,
,route flown
5. Where you you left formation? OVER TARGET
were when
6. Did you bail out? YES
7. Did other members of bail out? YES
crew
8. Tell all you know about when, where, how each person in your aircraft for whom no
individual questionnaire is attached bailed out. A crew list is attached. Please
give facts. If you don't know, say: "No Knowledge" hawbailed out AS FoLLows
WAIST, tAIL gurNer, bALL GUNNER, RAdio MON, NOISE, coppLit,ARMOR
GUNNER bombardier NAVI gater, EMGINEER, thEN polit.
9.
Where did your aircraft strike the ground? barned + FELLEd to pieces.
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires) NONE
11. Where were they in aircraft? NONE
12. What was their condition? NONE
13. When, where, and in what condition did you last see any members not already des-
cribed above?
14. Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have knowledge. Indicate source of information. ALL other CREWS that
I KNEW MANAg to COME ThRought ALRIght
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
6-3862, AF

National Archives, MACR 13247, page 17 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

/2018 Thomas Fitzpatrick, Jr. Foster, Gordon D 3/11/2016 Guy Venier (Obit) Grindal, Waldo O 2/13/2007 Guy Venier (Obit) Guernsey, Homer Lee 12/9/2011 Guy Venier (Obit) Holder, C Wayne 1/7/2005 Guy Venier (Obit) Meaux Sr, Richard C 10/20/2008 Guy Venier (Obit) Micelli, Charles V 5/1/2007 Guy Ven

GUERNSEY, HOMER in newsletter 202006, page 2. 483rd BG Association newsletter, quoted with credit. read the newsletter

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