[Gordon Raddock]

Alfred Humer was born on 16 December 1920 at Michelsdorf. He began his military service with FAR 61 at Oschatz in November 1939. On completion of his flying training Lt. Humer was posted to 1./JG 3 re-forming at Wiesbaden in early 1942. By mid June 1943, Oblt. Humer was serving with 2./JG 3 on Reichsverteidigung duties. In late July-early August 1943, Humer was appointed Staffelkapitän of 10./JG 3. He succeeded Lt. Otto Wessling (RK, 83 victories, killed in action 19 April 1944). On 10 February 1944, Humer was shot down and killed in aerial combat, his Bf 109 G-6 (WNr. 411023) crashing 8 km W of Lohne, near Bingen.