William Minton Hummer
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Newspaper clipping
Object Number - UPL 48870 - 2nd Lt William M. Hummer, 44BG
2nd Lieutenant William M. Hummer was born 4-Nov-23, and was the son of John and Beatrice Hummer. He was from Mine Hill, New Jersey. Joined the Crandell crew as a replacement for 2nd Lt Bertil Carlberg. He was the Navigator aboard B-24 42-100314 'Kay Bar' of the 67th Bomb Squadron, 44th Bomb Group, when it was downed over Wesel, Germany, on 24-Mar-45. The entire crew was killed.
He is buried at the US Military Cemetery at Margraten, Holland.
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16153522 / O-720197
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Kay Bar
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 44th Bomb Group 564th Bomb Squadron 67th Bomb Squadron 68th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 24 March 1945
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Dover, New Jersey, USA | 4 November 1923 | Son of John W and Beatrice V Hummer. |
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Enlisted |
Keesler Field, Biloxi, MS | 31 March 1943 | Keesler Field, Biloxi, Mississippi |
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Died |
Wesel, Germany | 24 March 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Wesel in B-24 42-100314 'Kay Bar' 24-Mar-45 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 13601 |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Shipdham | 24 March 1945 | Assigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery | Re-Interred Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Holland. Plot C Row 15 Grave 4 | |
| Mine Hill, NJ |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://8thairforce.com/44thbg/search/perlastname.asp
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
MACR 13601 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
