James Roy Hollyfield
MilitaryJames Hollyfield served during WWII in the 95th BG/336th BS. Having re-enlisted after the war, he was killed on 9 January 1951 during a night intruder mission with the 13th Bomb Squadron.
He was Tail Gunner on B-26B Intruder Serial 41-39574, hit by Anti-aircraft fire, lost contact en route to target area and crashed 13miles East of Suwon, Korea. Of the 3-man crew, another was killed, the third one survived.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32383813
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16059593 at enlistment then O-737558
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32002886 at enlistment then O-676290
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16109407
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20739483
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Worry Wart : The Devil's Daughter
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron 339th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 3 November 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Elizabethton, Tennessee, United States | 1 May 1924 | |
Enlisted |
Tennessee, United States | 19 August 1942 | |
Enlisted |
Fort McPherson, Atlanta, Georgia, United States | 24 December 1945 | Re-enlisted as a Staff Sergeant in the US Air Force |
Died |
Korea | 9 January 1951 | Killed in the loss of B-26B Serial 41-39574 during a night intruder mission, Korea |
Johnson City, Tennessee, United States | |||
Buried |
Happy Valley Memorial Park, Johnson City, Tennessee, United States |
Revisions
NARA WWII Enlistment records
KOREAN WAR DEAD : http://www.dpaa.mil/portals/85/Documents/KoreaAccounting/korwald_name.pā¦
Page for him at https://etvma.org/veterans/james-r-hollyfield-11188/
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://95thbg.org/95th_db_pages/left_formation_code/gethonoroll.php