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HUMPHREY, Howard Cool - Date of
birth
21 August 1920 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Monoma, Clayton County, Iowa -
Hometown
Postville, Allamakee County, Iowa
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-814322 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
333rd Bombardment Squadron,
94th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
23 March 1944 - Place of
death
Lobmarchtersen, 12 miles southwest of Brunswick, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 40 | 23 |
Immediate family
-
Members
James T. Humphrey (father)
Grace (Cool) Humphrey (mother)
Margaret G. Humphrey (sister)
Donald Humphrey (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-97476 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Braunschweig, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the aircraft factories
MACR: 3536
More information
2n Lt Howard C. Humphrey graduated from Postville High School and attended Loras College and Iowa State University. He was an accountant for the General Electric Company in Bridgeport, Connecticut and enlisted in August 1942. He arrived in England to join his unit on 7 February 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.hellothomas.org, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Family Tree
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, www.americanairmuseum.com