Source:
Collection of Michael Ripley
| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Douglas |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-35-DL: 42-106984 to 42-107233 |
| Delievered: | Tulsa |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 100th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 351st Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | EP-N |
| MACR | 11356 |
| Fate: |
, Lost by enemy aircraft (31 December 1944) |
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History of
B-17 42-107233 / Humpty Dumpty
Delivered Tulsa 24/3/44; Kearney 13/4/44; Grenier 29/4/44; Assigned 351BS/100BG [EP-N/W] Thorpe Abbotts 3/5/44; Missing in Action Misburg 31/12/44 with Wallace Wilson, Co-pilot: Clarry Van Cleave, Navigator: Ken Kane, Bombardier: Herman Eckmeyer, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Doug Nash, Radio Operator: Perry Gaye, Ball turret gunner: Austin Gibbon, Waist gunner: George Monte,Tail gunner: Gene Fellmeth (9 Prisoner of War); enemy aircraft, crashed Tauenbrueck, Ger?. Missing Air Crew Report 11356. HUMPTY DUMPTY.
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This page was last updated on 26 December 2024
12. April 2018 access_time 0:57
My Father was Douglas Harold Nash crew member Humpty Dumpty. He Died on June 3rd 1963 when an avalanche crushed the truck he was driving. Imagine that, 67 missions and fate took him that way. I was 4 years old. Mom said he didn’t talk about the war. Every thing I know I investigated. Mom said what ever you do, don’t ever throw away the flight boots , so fortunate to have for all the P.O.W. Camp to camp marches.
06. February 2019 access_time 19:37
Hello, upon searching for my family history through Ancestry.com, I stumbled upon the name William G. Wilson, who was my mother’s cousin and reportedly was the pilot of the Humpty Dumpty until it was shot down over Hamburg, Germany on Dec. 31, 1944. Lt. Wilson was badly injured before being assisted to bail out and became a POW.
I further understand that Lt. Wilson remained a POW until the surrender of Germany. Unfortunately, he reportedly died in 1972. I have never heard of his war experiences and would appreciate any additional information that may be out there. Thanks!
14. June 2019 access_time 20:57
LT. Jack F. Coughlin A.A.F. Lost over Germany .If any body Knows about Jack , would you please let me know. Thanks Mike
01. February 2020 access_time 15:28
My uncle, Robert Blain Crooks joined the Humpty Dumpty 1 crew in July of 1944 and flew with that crew until completing his tour. He was the waist gunner.