Humphrey, Edward James

Individual Personnel Data
Name Humphrey, Edward James   ‡
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Rank Staff Sergeant
Serial Number 12200713   ‡
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 546th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #46 dated 10 July 1943, effective 10 July 1943.
Duty Tail Gunner
Last Duty Date 23 September 1943
Results Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 17 December 1922
Related Documents Missing Air Crew Report # 748⇓ (24.645 MB)



Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 10 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
10⇗ 25 July 1943 Target: Blohm & Voss Aircraft Works and Shipyard
Type: Industry
Location: Hamburg, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑30030⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
High Squadron Deputy. Turned back at 1435 hrs at Splasher 5 because prop on #2 engine ran away.
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11⇗ 28 July 1943 Target: Aircraft Engine Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Kassel, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑30196⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
13⇗ 30 July 1943 Target: Aircraft Assembly Plant
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Kassel, Germany 		Waist (Flexible) Gunner 42‑30196⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back 62 miles into Belgium because hydraulic fluid was coming down into the ball turret, which was inoperative, the left waist gun and left top turret gun were out of order, and the tachometer on one engine was oscillating wildly.
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14⇗ 12 August 1943 Target: Synthetic Fuel Hydrogenation Plant
Type: Industry
Location: Gelsenkirchen, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑29927⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Flak damaged three engines preventing full power.
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15⇗ 15 August 1943 Target: Poix-en-Picardie and Amiens-Glisy Airfields
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Poix-de-Picardie & Amiens, France 		Tail Gunner 42‑29651⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑29703. Turned back for unknown reasons.
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16⇗ 16 August 1943 Target: Le Bourget Airport & Air Depot
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Paris, France 		Tail Gunner 42‑3440⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back at Splasher 11 at 0830 hrs because of an excessive amount of oil coming from #2 engine, which was then feathered.
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17⇗ 17 August 1943 Target: Ball-Bearing Plant
Type: Bearings Industry
Location: Schweinfurt, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑3074⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Turned back when #2 engine failed. Supporting documents reveal that the crew received combat credit for this mission.
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18⇗ 27 August 1943 Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Watten, France 		Tail Gunner 42‑29914⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
19⇗ 31 August 1943 Target: Fighter Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France 		Tail Gunner 41‑24507⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back with #1 engine very rough and #3 engine oil pressure dropped 40 lbs.
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20⇗ 3 September 1943 Target: Air Park and Aerodrome
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Romilly-sur-Seine, France 		Tail Gunner 42‑3459⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
21⇗ 6 September 1943 Type: Industry
Location: Stuttgart, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑3459⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Landed at Grafton Underwood.
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22⇗ 7 September 1943 Target: Bruxelles-Evere Airfield/Repair Depot
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Brussels / Bruxelles, Belgium 		Tail Gunner 42‑3459⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
23⇗ 9 September 1943 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Lille-Vendeville, France 		Tail Gunner 42‑3459⇗ Combat Mission Credit
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24⇗ 16 September 1943 Target: Blockade Runner Ship (in Loire River)
Type: Transportation
Location: Nantes, France 		Tail Gunner 42‑3459⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back; unable to locate formation after passing through cloud layer.
Sortie Report⇗
25⇗ 23 September 1943 Target: Submarine Repair Ship
Type: Submarine Facility
Location: Nantes, France 		Tail Gunner 42‑3459⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Shot down by enemy aircraft shortly after crossing the coast of France, crashed near Pontivy, France; MACR 748. Co-pilot Ritt was pilot of a newly assigned crew, flying his first orientation mission.
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