Harold R Humble

Military

Assigned to 575BS, 391BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Ahrweiler, Germany. A/C B-26 42-95844 'Mis Behavin' Shot down by fighters, fire in bomb bay, fell out of formation, spun, exploded and crashed. Killed in Action (KIA). 23-Dec-44. MACR 11670.



Awards: PH.

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Units served with

An airman of the 391st Bomb Group wearing a service dress jacket and kilt. Written on slide casing: '391 BG.'

391st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

William A Kloepfer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 391st Bomb Group 575th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-681120
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bomber pilot

Aircraft

42-95844

  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Miss Behavin
  • Unit: 391st Bomb Group 575th Bomb Squadron

Missions

The nose art of a B-26 Marauder (serial number 42-95865) nicknamed "Sky Hag" of the 391st Bomb Group.

757

  • Date: 23 December 1944

Places

Aerial photograph of Matching airfield looking south, the technical site is on the left, 19 July 1948. Photograph taken by No. 58 Squadron, sortie number RAF/58/62.English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Matching

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Matching Green

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Hominy, OK 74035, USA 17 August 1924 Son of Floyd R and Hester L [Morris] Humble

Enlisted

Oklahoma, USA 6 April 1943

Died

Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany 23 December 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Ahrweiler, Germany. A/C B-26 42-95844 'Mis Behavin' Shot down by fighters, fire in bomb bay, fell out of formation, spun, exploded and crashed. KIA. 23-Dec-44. MACR 11670.
Fairfax, OK 74637, USA

Based

Matching 23 December 1944 Assigned to 575BS, 391BG, 9AF USAAF.

Buried

Tablets of the Missing Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial

Buried

Fairfax, OK 74637, USA Memorialised Fairfax Cemetery Osage County Fairfax OK, USA

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https://www.fold3.com/page/638814843_harold_r%20humble/details/
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmdate.asp?thedate=441223
https://www.fold3.com/image/46705834
http://www.b26.com/page/marauder_missions_december_23_1944.htm
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=28251686