Arthur served as a Staff Sergeant & Right Waist Gunner on B-24J #42-50505/E, 330th Bomber Squadron, 93rd Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Erie County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on September 4, 1942 in Buffalo, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Stock Clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
He was married on April 22, 1944 after his enlistment to Gloria Helen Deer who was the daughter of Mary and Edward Deer who resided at 13 Barnsdale, West Seneca NY.
B-24J #42-50505/E took off, with a crew of 9, from Hardwick, England on a bombing mission over Madgeburg, Germany. Right after they flew over the Dutch coast they were hit in the area of their #2 engine by ground anti-aircraft fire. Seven parachutes were seen leaving the B-24 before it was also seen to crash in the Netherlands. Two members of the crew were lost in the crash.
Arthur was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 32475422
Son of Arthur Humphreys and Charlotte Boucher Humphreys.
His headstone shows his rank as "Aviation Cadet" however his actual rank at the time was "Staff Sergeant". The reason it shows "Aviation Cadet" is because it notes he was, at that time, going through training to become an "Officer" and possibly a "Pilot" or "Co-Pilot". However all "Aviation Cadets" still had another rank.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
( Burial found by: Anne Cady )
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Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-50505/E:
Humphreys, Arthur S. ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, NY
Jeffers, Vance K. ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, OH
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
He resided in Erie County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on September 4, 1942 in Buffalo, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Stock Clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
He was married on April 22, 1944 after his enlistment to Gloria Helen Deer who was the daughter of Mary and Edward Deer who resided at 13 Barnsdale, West Seneca NY.
B-24J #42-50505/E took off, with a crew of 9, from Hardwick, England on a bombing mission over Madgeburg, Germany. Right after they flew over the Dutch coast they were hit in the area of their #2 engine by ground anti-aircraft fire. Seven parachutes were seen leaving the B-24 before it was also seen to crash in the Netherlands. Two members of the crew were lost in the crash.
Arthur was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 32475422
Son of Arthur Humphreys and Charlotte Boucher Humphreys.
His headstone shows his rank as "Aviation Cadet" however his actual rank at the time was "Staff Sergeant". The reason it shows "Aviation Cadet" is because it notes he was, at that time, going through training to become an "Officer" and possibly a "Pilot" or "Co-Pilot". However all "Aviation Cadets" still had another rank.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
( Burial found by: Anne Cady )
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Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-50505/E:
Humphreys, Arthur S. ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, NY
Jeffers, Vance K. ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, OH
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
Arthur served as a Staff Sergeant & Right Waist Gunner on B-24J #42-50505/E, 330th Bomber Squadron, 93rd Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Erie County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on September 4, 1942 in Buffalo, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Stock Clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
He was married on April 22, 1944 after his enlistment to Gloria Helen Deer who was the daughter of Mary and Edward Deer who resided at 13 Barnsdale, West Seneca NY.
B-24J #42-50505/E took off, with a crew of 9, from Hardwick, England on a bombing mission over Madgeburg, Germany. Right after they flew over the Dutch coast they were hit in the area of their #2 engine by ground anti-aircraft fire. Seven parachutes were seen leaving the B-24 before it was also seen to crash in the Netherlands. Two members of the crew were lost in the crash.
Arthur was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 32475422
Son of Arthur Humphreys and Charlotte Boucher Humphreys.
His headstone shows his rank as "Aviation Cadet" however his actual rank at the time was "Staff Sergeant". The reason it shows "Aviation Cadet" is because it notes he was, at that time, going through training to become an "Officer" and possibly a "Pilot" or "Co-Pilot". However all "Aviation Cadets" still had another rank.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
( Burial found by: Anne Cady )
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Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-50505/E:
Humphreys, Arthur S. ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, NY
Jeffers, Vance K. ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, OH
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
He resided in Erie County, New York prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on September 4, 1942 in Buffalo, New York. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Stock Clerk and also as Single, without dependents.
He was married on April 22, 1944 after his enlistment to Gloria Helen Deer who was the daughter of Mary and Edward Deer who resided at 13 Barnsdale, West Seneca NY.
B-24J #42-50505/E took off, with a crew of 9, from Hardwick, England on a bombing mission over Madgeburg, Germany. Right after they flew over the Dutch coast they were hit in the area of their #2 engine by ground anti-aircraft fire. Seven parachutes were seen leaving the B-24 before it was also seen to crash in the Netherlands. Two members of the crew were lost in the crash.
Arthur was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 32475422
Son of Arthur Humphreys and Charlotte Boucher Humphreys.
His headstone shows his rank as "Aviation Cadet" however his actual rank at the time was "Staff Sergeant". The reason it shows "Aviation Cadet" is because it notes he was, at that time, going through training to become an "Officer" and possibly a "Pilot" or "Co-Pilot". However all "Aviation Cadets" still had another rank.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
( Burial found by: Anne Cady )
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-24J #42-50505/E:
Humphreys, Arthur S. ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, NY
Jeffers, Vance K. ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, OH
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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