Harold H Humm

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 322BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down by fighters and crashed at Ruehlow on 21-Jun-44 in B-17 42-102527 'Sleepytime Gal', Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 5983





Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

People

Edward Waters

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-687355
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot / Pilot

Aircraft

42-102527

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Sleepytime Gal
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

Ruehlow, Germany 21 June 1944

Born

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, USA

Based

Killed in Action (KIA)

Bassingbourn 21 June 1944 Assigned to 322BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial Re-Interred Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial Lorraine, France Plot D Row 8 Grave 14

Revisions

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https://www.fold3.com/record/529886912/harold-h-humm-american-battle-mo…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56656504/harold-h-humm
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41739214/harold-h-humm

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added S/N per MACR 5983 at Fold3.com.
SOURCE: https://www.fold3.com/image/28647660

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5983 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database