Homer Carlson was born on a farm near Lindsborg, KS. He grew up in the Lindsborg area and entered the military on September 19,1941. Carlson was in the Army Air Corp and trained to be an airplane mechanic. The China/Burma/India region was where he was stationed. Carlson flew with his crew over the "hump" delivering supplies to the allies. On one particular flight, the plane had issues with freezing and the crew was forced to parachute. The crew landed in a jungle but were able to find each other and together they located a stream, which they followed down to a more civilized area. Luckily they found an American Post and safety. After the war Carlson returned to Lindsborg and began to farm with his brother Terence.