World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Joseph Philip Gomer
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Iowa Falls, Iowa
Honored By
National Society Colonial Dames XVII Cen
HE WAS A MEMBER OF THE TUSKEGEE AIRMEN, AMERICA'S FIRST BLACK FIGHTER PILOTS. HE FLEW 68 COMBAT MISSIONS IN P-47 AND P-51 AIRCRAFT, AND SURVIVED A CRASH LANDING AND HAVING HIS PLANE SHOT UP BY A GERMAN FIGHTER.