Michael James Guimon | American Air Museum

Michael James Guimon

Military

Assigned to 734BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF.

Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.

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Units served with

Colonel Larry Thomas of the 453rd Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Col Larry Thomas 453BG.'

453rd Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

A bomber crew of the 453rd Bomb Group wait on a jeep. Letter enclosed with print: '[Left to Right] James E Terwilliger- Waist Gunner, Luhter M Clark- Co-pilot, Carl Powell- Navigator, Lattie P Head- Nose Gunner, Nicholas Radosevich- Pilot, Edmund M Survilla- Tail Gunner, Lt ? Lee- Bombardier (Robert Burgess was the Bombardier on the original crew), Joseph D Craft- Radio operator, Robert Victor- Waist Gunner, Robert O Hanson- Engineer- Top Turret. Original Cadre- Model (Crew #41) 734th Squadron, 453rd Bomb

734th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Hal Hall Bakes

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 13081987 / O-747966
Highest Rank: Major
Role/Job: Bombardier

Richard Merrill Dean

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 36530274
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Role/Job: Radio Operator/Gunner

Robert M Kirkwood

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 11084126
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Flight Engineer; Gunner

James J Simms

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-689675
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

42-52174

Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
Nicknames: Hoo Jive
Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Old Buckenham airfield looking east, the bomb dump is upper left, the technical site and sick quarters are below the airfield, 9 November 1943. Photograph taken by 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group, sortie number US/7PH/GP/LOC73. English Heritage (USAAF Photography).

Old Buckenham

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Chicago, Illinois	15 March 1919	BornChicago, Illinois
Enlisted	Chicago, Illinois	9 April 1942	EnlistedChicago, Illinois
Died	Hines, Illinois	13 November 1964	DiedHines, Illinois
Buried	Mount Carmel Catholic Cemetery Hillside, Illinois	16 November 1964	InterredMount Carmel Catholic CemeteryHillside, Illinois

Revisions

Date2 Dec 2023 16:24:39

ContributorAl_Skiff

Changes

Sources

https://www.fold3.com/record/84403259/michael-j-guimon-us-wwii-army-enlistment-records-1938-1946

https://www.fold3.com/record/84403259/michael-j-guimon-us-wwii-army-enlistment-records-1938-1946

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/260184140/michael-james-guimon

https://catalog.archives.gov/id/133381035?objectPage=176

Date27 Sep 2014 18:20:11

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / The Liberator Men of Old Buc