Joseph Humes

  Noted events in his life were:

• Obituary: The Times Record, Page 1, 10 Oct 1940, Troy, Rensselaer, New York. Sergt. Joseph T. Humes Believed to Have Accidentally Stepped on Bottom Door of Army Bomber

Sergt. Joseph T. Humes, 28, native Trojan, who lived here until he enlisted in the U. S. Army four years ago, was Killed today when he slipped through the bottom door of an Army bomber flying at 800 feet over Pampanga Province in the Philippine Islands

He is believed to have stepped on the door while testing the plane's radio. His body was found in a rice field by natives.

Humes was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Humes who now live on the old Schaghticoke-Stillwater Road. They lived for many years at 449 Tenth Street and still own that residence. Mr. Humes was formerly employed in the Troy Water Works Department.

The young man left Catholic Central High School to enlist in the Army. He spent the next three years in the Panama Canal Zone and then returned home. On May 19, 1939, he was reenlisted at the Troy recruiting station by Sergt. Harold F. Mills. Joining the Army Air Corps, he was sent directly to the Philippine Islands.

He was born in Troy In 1912 and lived in St. Patrick's parish. His early education was received in *&; Patrick's School. His parents and a sister, Miss Helen Humes, are the immediate survivors. Bernard J. and John T. Humes, who are proprietors of the Humes Market in Fifth Avenue, are cousins.

• Funeral: The Times Record, Troy NY, Friday Evening, 27 Dec 1940, Troy, Rensselaer, New York. Body of Soldier Returned to Troy from Philippines

Sergt. Joseph T. Humes Fell From Airplane, October 10; Funeral Will Take Place Monday.

Accompanied by a U. S. Army private, the body of Sergt. Joseph T. Humes, 28-year-old Trojan killed in a fall from an Army bomber in the Philippines Oct. 10, arrived
here at noon today. Funeral services will be held Monday at 9 a.m. from the George F. McLoughlin & Son funeral home, 3258 Sixth Avenue, and at 9:30 a.m. from St. Patrick's Church where a requiem mass will be celebrated. Interment will be in St Peter's Cemetery. The body was shipped from Manila aboard the U. S. Army Transport Leonard Wood to the Brooklyn Navy ' Yard and from there to Troy. Pvt Jacob Marcus accompanied the body. Sergeant Humes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Humes of 449 Tenth Street, was killed in an 800 foot fall over Pampanga Province in the Philippines. It is believed, he accidently stepped on the bottom door of the plane while testing the radio. His body was found in a rice field by natives. The young Trojan left Catholic Central High School to enlist In the Army four years ago. He spent three years in the Panama Canal Zone, then reenlisted May 19, 1939. He joined the Army Air Corps and was assigned to the Philippines. Surviving besides his parents is a sister, Miss Helen Humes, also of this city.

The Time Record December 28, 1940 Page 9

HUMES-Suddenly, at Manila. P. I., Oct 9, 1940, Sergeant Joseph T. Humes, son of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Humes, and brother of Helen M. Humes. Funeral Monday morning at 9 o'clock from the Funeral Home of George F. McLaughlin and Son, 3258 Sixth Ave., thence to St. Patrick's Church, where a requiem high mass will be offered at 9:30 o'clock. Interment in St. Peter's Cemetery. Friends may call at the Funeral Home Sunday from 3 to 10 p.m.