Horace Newton Holcombe
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 28 July 1943 in B-17 #4230351 'Alcohol Annie. ' Plane crashed into North Sea. KIA.
Dutch historian, J. A. Hay wrote: "On 28 July 1943 ship 42-30351 (pilot Eugene Wilcox) ditched in the North Sea. Three
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
28 July 1943 | ||
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Born |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Lubbock, Texas, USA | 28 July 1943 | |
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Enlisted |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 142 / MACR 142; Snetterton Falcons, pg 44, 308 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database