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HUMMEL, Jerome Joseph - Date of
birth
2 May 1922 -
Age
22 -
Place of birth
Germanville, Livingston County, Illinois -
Hometown
Chatsworth, Livingston County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36440555 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
850th Bombardment Squadron,
801st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
19 June 1944 - Place of
death
Ferrières-en-Gâtinais, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 39 | 40 |
Immediate family
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Members
Joseph H. Hummel (father)
Rosana C. (Crites) Hummel (mother)
Jay L. Hummel (brother)
Shirley E. Hummel (sister)
Sherry E. Hummel (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-51124 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Near Ferrières-en-Gâtinais, France
Mission: Weapons drop
MACR: 5911
More information
Sgt Jerome J. Hummel graduated from Chatsworth Township High School in 1941 and was employed in the production of industrial chemical products before he enlisted in Peoria, Illinois on 28 December 1942.The mission was to drop weapons for the Columneaux cell of the French Resistance. Some witnesses stated the plane clipped a tree and others testified it collided with an RAF plane but the result was the same: the plane crashed at 0030, leaving no survivors.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Solers, France.
A memorial was erected on the crash side.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Crites Family Tree, www.fold3.com – MACR, www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.uswarmemorials.org, www.newspapers.com – The Pantagraph - 6 July 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy / Mimi / Dave Koster, www.newspapers.com – The Pantagraph - 6 July 1944