Olwin Lesester Humphries

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-36712.jpeg UPL 36712 "Lt. Kruse and crew of the 358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, beside a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 20 July 1943."

Rear L-R: 2Lt Calder L Wise, 1Lt John W Hendry, 1Lt Richard L Kruse, 1Lt Bernard T McNamara, 2Lt Richard E. Webster.
Front L-R: S/Sgt John C Arasin, S/Sgt John J Doherty, T/Sgt James J Brown, S/Sgt Olwin L Humphries, S/Sgt Howard L. Abney, T/Sgt Loran C Biddle.

Object Number - UPL 36712 - "Lt. Kruse and crew of the 358th Bomb Squadron, 303rd Bomb Group, beside a Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress. England, 20 July 1943." Rear L-R: 2Lt...

Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

Failed to Return (FTR) Oschersleben in B-17 #42-5360 'War Bride'; shot down 30-Jul-43 Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1926



Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

Official emblem of the 303rd Bomb Group approved 7 November 1942.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20758755 / O-742788
  • Highest Rank: Major
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Black Diamond Express
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 92nd Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron 359th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Old Faithful : War Bride
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron

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Event Location Date Description

Born

Crews, TX 20 October 1916 Husband to Faye Humphries.

Enlisted

Dallas, TX 12 August 1942 Dallas, Texas

Died

Goslar, Germany 30 July 1943 Killed in Action (KIA) on B17 42-5360 'War Bride' 30-Jul-43.

Buried

31 July 1943 Interred Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK Plot D Row 7 Grave 10

Based

Molesworth 30 July 1943 Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Removed a dup Born event.

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

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit history, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 504, WWII Memorial web site

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