Soldier Details
Division:
Army Air Corps
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Highest Rank:
Tech SergeantTheater of Operation:
European
Military Honors:
Purple Heart
Honored By:
The Eisenhower Foundation
Biography
Sergeant Homer Londene was the aerial engineer on a C-46 (Commando) transport plane. He was listed as missing in action and later known to be killed in action over Germany, on March 24, 1945. Londene and his plane were part of the Allies offensive across the Rhine from the American 9th Army and British 2nd Army. No further details are given from the files of The Dickinson County Heritage Center.