Ken Humphrey

Military
media-40511.jpeg UPL 40511 B-24 44-40458 'Picadilly Tilly' 34BG, 8AF. Shown with the Bice Crew.

Back row (l-r): Carroll Forister, Ernie Woelfel, Jack Blackham, and Len Bialas
Front row (l-r): Bob Bice, Ken Humphreys, and Francis Rowley.

Object Number - UPL 40511 - B-24 44-40458 'Picadilly Tilly' 34BG, 8AF. Shown with the Bice Crew. Back row (l-r): Carroll Forister, Ernie Woelfel, Jack Blackham, and Len...

Assigned to 4BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF. Survived 7-Jun-44 mission in B-24 42-94911 'Sweet Sioux'; enemy intruder A/C followed bomber stream back to base, shooting down A/C. Crashed off base near Wetheringsett, Baled out. Returned to Duty (RTD)



Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 34th Bomb Group
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group 4th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36049042 / O-811349
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Sweet Sioux
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group 4th Bomb Squadron

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Mendlesham Assigned to 4BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Combat Sup / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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