World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Homer H. Groome
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Greensboro, North Carolina
Honored By
Lyle V. Wade
Relationship
Friend
Served as C-47 co-pilot, glider pilot. Flew glider in Rhine River crossing, was pinned down for hours by German fire. Was killed in six-ship crash flying gas in for Patton on April 6, 1945.