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Homer J. COMBS
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| ARMY SERIAL NUMBER | O-1283214 (36043833)/th> | ||||||
| AGE | 31 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1913 OKLAHOMA | ||||||
| STATE | ILLINOIS | ||||||
| FAMILY | Single | ||||||
| RANK | First lieutenant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Platoon commander | ||||||
| JOB before ENLISTEMENT | Semiskilled drillers, extraction of minerals and construction |  | |||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 29 july 1941 Chicago ILLINOIS | ||||||
| COMPANY | Company B | ||||||
| BATTALION | 1st Battalion | ||||||
| REGIMENT | 502nd Parachute Infantry Regiment | ||||||
| DIVISION | 101st Airborne Division | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 11 june 1944 |
Source : F Lavernhe | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Saint Come Du Mont | ||||||
| CEMETERY | NORMANDY AMERICAN CEMETERY de Colleville | ||||||
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On day D-Day he would have played a role in attacking the German cantonment's Wxyz complex at the place known as "Les Mezieres"
The objective of the 502nd PIR was to take the 4 bridges that lead from Saint Come Du Mont to CARENTAN.
On June 11, 1944, at 4:00 am the men of the 502 PIR with Lieutenant Colonel COLE attacked CARENTAN.
The men move on the side of the Ingouf farm.
He died in the afternoon of June 11, 1944, mortally wounded by a bullet in the forehead.
He and his men would be responsible for stopping a German counterattack on one of the flanks of the Ingouf farm
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| INFORMATION SOURCE | Clive TIRLEMONT - Aad.archives.gov |
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| PICTURE SOURCE | Clive TIRLEMONT - Frédéric LAVERNHE |
| PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |
He was married to Mary Ellen Jones. They met while he was stationed at Ft. Benning, Georgia. They were married August 15, 1942. They had no children.
As stated, he was killed while leading his men in the defense of the right flank of the Ingouf Farm on the approach to Carentan.
The picture shown in the story portion is cropped from a photo that was given to me in 2001 by his wife, Mary Ellen. It was taken after a training jump in England just prior to D-Day.