Ivan Junior Holland

Military
Gus Neal crew UPL 60471 UPL 60471 Gus Neal crew: Kneeling from left, radio operator Marvin Silbersher, tail gunner Ivan Holland, ball turret gunner Vernon Burtner and waist gunner Byrl Wilson and, standing from left, co-pilot Fred Beach, navigator Leroy Seeds, bombardier Earl Lumpkin and pilot Gus Neal.

USAAF Photo.

Object Number - UPL 60471 - Gus Neal crew: Kneeling from left, radio operator Marvin Silbersher, tail gunner Ivan Holland, ball turret gunner Vernon Burtner and waist gunner...

Assigned to 711BS, 447BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD

 

Awards: AM (4OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Blythe Spirit
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Pinesburg, Maryland 13 July 1923 Born Pinesburg, Maryland

Enlisted

Baltimore, Maryland 27 August 1943 Enlisted Baltimore, Maryland

Died

Hagerstown, Maryland 7 August 2019 Died Hagerstown, Maryland

Buried

Greenlawn Cemetery Williamsport, Maryland 10 August 2019 Interred Greenlawn Cemetery Williamsport, Washington County, Maryland

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster, Enlisted Men, as of 01 August 1945

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