Edward Richard Humlicek
Military
Pilot Donovan G. Helgeson was my Great-uncle.
Object Number - UPL 29675 - Photo of B17 Flight Crew taken November 28, 1944 in Ardmore, Oklahoma. (Photo courtesy of Dave Serbin)
Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. 28 x combat missions. Helgeson crew. ETD
Awards: AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron 334th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17030966 / O-568565
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Top Turret/Engineer / Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Better Duck
- Unit: 493rd Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron 862nd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Flak Evader
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Evasive Action
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Creamer
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Pocomoco
- Unit: 334th Bomb Squadron 95th Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Nebraska | 14 February 1925 | Son of Frank George and Emma Agnes [Schmid] Humlicek. |
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Enlisted |
24 September 1943 | ||
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Other Discharged USAAF |
8 November 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Fremont, NE | 3 November 1996 | |
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Buried |
Calvary Cemetery Fremont, Dodge County, NE | 6 November 1996 | Calvary Cemetery Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska |
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Based |
Horham | Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php