Homer Paul Andersen was born on November 30, 1915. He was the son of Hans Peter Andersen and Anita Nielsen Andersen. He was the husband of Melba Maughan Walters Andersen.

During World War II, Homer served in the 366th Bomber Squadron, 305th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a First Lieutenant and Co-Pilot on the B-17 #42-5220. On April 16, 1943, his crew took off from Station 105 in Chelveston, England, on a bombing mission in Lorient, France. Under an unknown circumstance, their plane crashed at Kergunne in the commune of Languidic. Five crew members were killed in this incident, while the others were able to survive but were taken as prisoners. 1Lt Andersen was one of those who survived. He was taken to Stalag Luft III in Zagan, Poland.

During Homer's military career, he was stationed at many air bases in the United States and Europe and had also been in charge of the ROTC program at the College of Southern Utah at Cedar City and also B.Y.U. in Provo, Utah. He was editor of the Air Force magazine for many years. Before he joined the Air Force, he was the editor of the Church Section of the Deseret News and the editor of the American Farm Youth, a farm publication out of Danville, Illinois.

Homer died unexpectedly on May 24, 1962. He attained his highest rank in the military as a Lieutenant Colonel. He is now buried in the Hyrum City Cemetery, Hyrum, Cache County, Utah, USA.

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