Oral History Interview with Philip Homer

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Philip Homer. Homer joined the Army Air Forces in late December, 1941 and trained at Shepard Air Field in Wichita Falls, Texas. He trained as an aircraft and engine mechanic before becoming an instructor. In 1944, he became a flight engineer on a B-29 and went to Tinian in April, 1945 and joined the 40th Bomb Group. He flew about 10 combat missions over Japan before the war ended. Homer was discharged in December 1945