Guy Cecil Almes
Military
Rear L-R: Guy Almes, Joe Birdsall, Gerald Wilbanks, Bernard Amsden, Will Moore, Anthony DiLorenzo.
Front L-R: Paul Slawter, Stanley Abraham, Rex Harding.
Object Number - UPL 57368 - Abraham crew. 493BG. Rear L-R: Guy Almes, Joe Birdsall, Gerald Wilbanks, Bernard Amsden, Will Moore, Anthony DiLorenzo. Front L-R: Paul...
Assigned to 863BS, 493BG, 8AF USAAF. 35 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
Post war: Guy was a career air force officer, retiring in 1974 as a 2nd Lieutenant.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 863rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-453987
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Baltimore, MD | 13 January 1925 | Son of Guy Thomas and Cecelia Almes. |
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Enlisted |
Baltimore, MD | 13 August 1943 | Baltimore, Maryland |
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Died |
Albuquerque, NM | 18 November 2002 | |
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Based |
Debach | Assigned to 863BS, 493BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Other Marriage |
Married to Gladys Stewart. | ||
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Other USAF Postings |
Stationed variously in Okinawa Japan; Savannah, Georgia; Bangor, Maine; Omaha, Nebraska; Wahiawa, Hawaii; and Alexandria, Virginia |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / True, http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php