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Guyer Glenn A.

Name:
Glenn A. Guyer
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-696020
Unit:
860th Bomber Squadron, 493rd Bomber Group
Date of Death:
1944-08-18
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Normandy American Cemetery, France
Plot:
A
Row:
12
Grave:
22
Decoration:
Purple Heart, Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Comments:

Glenn A. Guyer joined the U.S. Army Air Force in New York as a Second Lieutenant. He served as a co-pilot for the 860th Bomber Squadron, 493rd Bomber Group during World War II. On August 18, 1944, 2LT Guyer and his crew were shot down during an air raid of a Germain airfield in Roye-Amy. Their B-24 bomber, nicknamed "Bolicat," crashed in a field in Boussicourt. All but one crew member died in the crash, including 2LT Guyer.