Hubert Heslep Womble
Military
Rear : Left to Right : Leo Sharp - Pilot Hubert Womble - Arthur Thompson - Lawrence Lancashire
Front : Left to Right : Jack Reed - Howard Ford - Mack Fitzgerald - William Little - John English.
Removed punctuation marks from around aircraft name for clarity, uniformity, and readability. - Kickapoo
Object Number - UPL 48074 - The B-24D - 42-40265 - Honkey Tonk Gal's Crew : Rear : Left to Right : Leo Sharp - Pilot Hubert Womble - Arthur Thompson -...
Lt. Hubert Womble was assigned to the 409th Bomb Squadron, the 93rd Bomb Group, in the 8th Air Force at Hethel, U.K. in 1942. He was temporarily detached (TDY) from the 8th, to the 9th Air Force and moved to Benghazi, Libya. He flew one mission to Rome, Italy, before taking part in Operation Tidal Wave, to Ploesti. On the Ploesti mission, his plane, 42-40265, Honkey Tonk Gal, was hit over it's target by flak and crash landed (FTR). Lt. Womble and his crew were taken prisoner by the Romanians, with their bombardier dying of his injuries, later, in a Romanian hospital. 1 x KIA. 9 x POW. 1-Aug-43. AC force landed in Romania. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 330
Awards: DFC, AM, PH, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14061359 / O-728290
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18108375
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
Missions
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Caldwell, Texas | 7 April 1921 | Son of Hubert Hamilton and Susan [Jenkins] Womble. |
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Enlisted |
College Station, TX | 24 January 1942 | College Station, Texas |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Bucharest, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW) Romania |
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Other Force landed POW |
Vicinity Ploesti, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti raid in B-24 42-40265 'Honky Tonk Gal' 1-Aug-43; force landed Romania, POW MACR 330 |
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Died |
Caldwell, TX | 9 December 1997 | |
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Buried |
Masonic Cemetery Caldwell, Burleson County, TX | 12 December 1997 | Masonic Cemetery Caldwell, Burleson County, Texas |
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Based |
1 August 1943 | Assigned to 409BS, 93BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / wife/ MACR 330