He flew on Lloyd Johns crew. Reported to ETO on 13 Apr 1944.

Crashed at Ammendorf on 9/13/44 in B-17 Duration Plus #4231726. POW at Stalag 9C Bad Sulza Saxe-Weimar 51-11.



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Bump was shot down in B-17 Flying Fortress 42-31726 "Duration Plus" whilst flying on a mission to Mersberg. The aircraft was hit by flak and set ablaze instantly. The pilot, Clayton A Nattier gave to order to bail out immedeately, but Bump remained in the cockpit with Nattier to try to extinguish the blaze. Bump and Nattier attempted to bail out, shortly after but encountered the Co-Pilot, Bombardier and Navigator at the front hatch, who signalled that bailing out was not possible. Bump returned to the cockpit with Nattier, in an attempt to stabalise the aircraft, and bailed out shortly after through the bomb bay. Flames had engulfed the front hatch and they could no longer access it, or tell if the other members of the crew had bailed out.



Bump landed near a Luftwaffe School near Halle, and was immediately captured. He was loaded into a vehicle with Nattier and driven to a nearby jail where he was given medical attention, as he had broken his ankle. Nattier reported that the medic did a good job. and Bump's injury caused him no further problems once healed.