David A Humke

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-21636.jpeg UPL 21636 David A Humke - Des Moines, 96th BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

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Object Number - UPL 21636 - David A Humke - Des Moines, 96th BG, KIA

Shot down 28 July 1943 in B-17 42-30141 'Liberty Bell. ' Plane crashed into North Sea. KIA.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Liberty Bell
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 337th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in action

28 July 1943

Born

Dubuque, IA, USA

Buried

Revisions

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Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 140;
- Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database.

Additional biographical details from:
- MACR 140 at https://www.fold3.com/image/29417533;
- http://www.findagrave.com

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 140; Snetterton Falcons, pg 43

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