Joseph A Holloway

Military

RTD. MACR 12237. B-24 AC# 42-95341. On return from mission to Magdeburg two crewmen bailed out due to misunderstanding when runaway propeller caused AC to start losing altitude. AC brought under control and returned to base.

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Units served with

A Pathfinder B-24 Liberator (V2-P+, serial number 42-51691) of the 491st Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '491 BG supplying troops at Arnhem, Sept 1944.'

491st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-95341

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 491st Bomb Group

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

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Returned (RTD)

9 February 1945

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Sources

Combat Chronology, Unit Website / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12237 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database