Carlton E Holden

Military
media-32420.jpeg UPL 32420 "1st Lt C E Holden pilot of the 490th Bomb Group, wears the Distinguished Flying Cross presented to him on 7-Dec-44 at an airbase in England."

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Object Number - UPL 32420 - "1st Lt C E Holden pilot of the 490th Bomb Group, wears the Distinguished Flying Cross presented to him on 7-Dec-44 at an airbase in England."

Member of Holden crew. Assigned to 848BS, 490BG, 8AF USAAF. 35 x missions.



Awards: DFC, AM (5OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 490th Bomb Group.

490th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Places

Eye, home of the 490th Bomb Group, photographed from the air. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Eye from air.'

Eye

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Brome

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Iowa County, IA, USA 2 October 1918 Son of Carl and Agusta [Oldenburg] Holden.

Died

Horseshoe Bend, AR, USA 2 March 1986

Enlisted

Buried

Williamsburg, IA 52361, USA Oak Hill Cemetery Williamsburg, Iowa County, Iowa

Revisions

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/record/627760191-carlton-holden-1918
https://www.fold3.com/record/64226414-carlton-holden
https://www.fold3.com/image/160266611?terms=Carlton%20Holden
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/180533122/carlton-e.-holden

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

490th Bomb Group Unit Personnel / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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