Serviceman
Homer K West
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- Army serial number
- 0780454
- Rank
- 2LT (7 January 1945), 2LT (23 March 1945), 2LT (27 April 1945)
- Hometown
- Pasadena CA
- Also written
- Homer West
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 18
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Lynn M. Borders Crew · 817th
Missions placed on him
- mission 151, 21 January 1945 · Vienna · The Lynn M. Borders crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 18)
- mission 154, 7 February 1945 · Schwechat · The Lynn M. Borders crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 18)
- mission 166, 22 February 1945 · Gundelfingen · The Lynn M. Borders crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 18)
A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 January 1945 | Air Medal | 125 | 2LT |
| 23 March 1945 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 1658 | 2LT |
| 27 April 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 2779 | 2LT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 7 November 1944, last 7 November 1944. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.
- 1944-11-07 817th: 2235 2Lt
National Archives pages: roll 576472397 p. 3592
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