Albert George Homeyer Jr

Military

Assigned to 369FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF. Completed 2 tours of duty (ETD) [2].





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

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 354th Fighter Group 359th Fighter Group 355th Fighter Squadron 368th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 359th Fighter Group 368th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Peter E Jr
  • Unit: 359th Fighter Group 368th Fighter Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Burton, Texas 7 June 1917 Son of Albert George and Lillian [Von der Weeren] Homeyer.

Enlisted

Houston, TX, USA 21 January 1941 Houston, Texas

Other

E/A Destroyed / damaged

Grevesmühlen, Germany 21 May 1944 'Chattanooga' train busting mission to Ratzeburg, strafed airfield Nth Grevesmuhlen, destroying Fw190 and damaging another.

Other

E/A Destroyed

Dassow, Germany 21 May 1944 Destroyed seaplane at its berth at Dassow.

Died

Holyoke, MA, USA 9 June 1995

Buried

Oak Hill Cemetery Burton Washington County, TX 12 June 1995 Oak Hill Cemetery Burton Washington County, Texas

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD) (1)

England, UK Ended Tour of Duty (ETD) (1)

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD) (2)

England, UK Ended Tour of Duty (ETD) (2)

Other

Promotion

Wretham, Thetford IP24, UK Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Other

Transferred

Wretham, Thetford IP24, UK Transferred to 368FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF.

Based

East Wretham Assigned to 369FS, 359FG, 8AF USAAF.
Harris County, TX, USA

Revisions

Date
ContributorHotelie1970
Changes
Sources

GENERAL ORDER # 624, 14 December 1944, from Headquarters 1 Bomb Division by Brigadier General Turner.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / Unit History