Robert F P Humphrey

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 336BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Suffered mechanical problems and then shot down by flak on mission to Frankfurt on 29-Jan-44 in B-17 42-30226 'Spook #5'. Killed in Action (KIA).

Awards: AM, PH (OLC).

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Units served with

336th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

95th Bomb Group

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

People

James David Higgins

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: O-675591
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-30226

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Spook V
Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 336th Bomb Squadron

Places

Horham

Site type: Airfield

Events

Event	Date	Description
Born	23 October 1922	BornRichmond, New York
Enlisted	19 October 1942	EnlistedNew York City, New York
Died Killed in Action (KIA)	29 January 1944	Killed in Action (KIA)Lutrebois, Belgium
Buried	21 April 1949	Re-InterredLong Island National CemeteryEast Farmingdale, New York