EPISODE · Nov 20, 2018 · 57 MIN

B-29 Bomber Pilot in WWII

from Warriors In Their Own Words | First Person War Stories · host Evergreen Podcasts | The Honor Project

Charles L. Phillips was a 26-year-old Captain in the U.S. Army Air Corps, piloting B-29 bombers in the Pacific theater during the final years of WWII. He was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his heroics during the strategic bombing campaign over Japan. We interviewed Charles Phillips in 1991 and he told us remarkable stories, from his early training in Texas, to the firebombing of Tokyo in 1945. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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