Albert George Homeyer Jr
MilitaryAssigned 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
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
- Site type: Airfield
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
GENERAL ORDER # 624, 14 December 1944, from Headquarters 1 Bomb Division by Brigadier General Turner.
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359th Fighter Group, 1943-1945 By Thomas H. Raines
359th Fighter Group By Jack H Smith
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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