Name:
Leo Albert Hommerson
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
12122960
Unit:
561st Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1944-11-05
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia
Plot:
Section 12
Row:
Grave:
6072
Decoration:
Comments:
Leo Albert Hommerson served in the 561st Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy as a Staff Sergeant and waist gunner of #43-38413 aircraft during World War II. He was Killed in Action on November 5, 1944 and is now buried in the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA in a common grave with his crew. Ssgt Hommerson was one of the many brave Americans of the 388th Bomber Group who lost their lives in aerial operations against the German forces from June 1943 - August 1945.