Arthur S Humphreys

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Arthur served as a Staff Sergeant & Right Waist Gunner on B-24J 42-50505 /E, 330th Bomber Squadron, 93rd Bomber Group.

B-24J 42-50505/E took off, with a crew of 9, from Hardwick, England on a bombing mission over Madgeburg, Germany. Right after they flew over the Dutch coast they were hit in the area of their #2 engine by ground anti-aircraft fire. Seven parachutes were seen leaving the B-24 before it was also seen to crash in the Netherlands. Two members of the crew were lost in the crash.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 93rd Bomb Group.

93rd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-50505

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

17 February 1921

Died

Killed in action

6 February 1945

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