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HUMM, Harold H "Harry" - Date of
birth
1923 -
Age
unknown -
Place of birth
Cuyahoga Falls, Summit County, Ohio -
Hometown
Cuyahoga Falls, Summit County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
15323828 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
322nd Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 June 1944 - Place of
death
Rühlow, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 8 | 14 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Jesse R. Humm (father)
Nellie T. (Thayer) Humm (mother)
Raymond W. Humm (brother)
Carroll Humm (sister)
Glen Humm (brother)
Pauline W. Humm (sister)
Harriet Humm (sister)
Aldine J. Humm (sister)
Alice M. Humm (sister)
June M. Humm (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-102527 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Sleepytime Gal
Destination: Berlin, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yard
MACR: 5983
More information
Sgt Harold H. Humm graduated from Cuyahoga Falls High School and worked at the B. F. Goodrich Company before he volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States at Fort Hayes, Ohio on 30 October 1942. he was sent overseas in December 1943.1st Lt Charles T. Walby:
Aircraft B-17G, 42-102527, appeared to have been hit in number 3 engine and in the trailing edge of left wing between No. 1 and 2 engine by fire from enemy aircraft. Fire was building up as subject aircraft peeled off to the right and was lost from view. No parachutes were seen to come from this aircraft.
There was no time left for him to bail out of the aircraft.
He is remembered at the Oakwood Cemetery in Cuyahoga Falls, Summit, Ohio.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Kramer Tree, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – Roger Milford / Albert Ledoux, www.newspapers.com – The Akron Beacon Journal - 20 July 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Michael V Drachman / In Memory / Roger Milford, www.newspapers.com – The Akron Beacon Journal - 20 July 1944