James Roy Hollyfield

Military

James 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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Joseph O Tyner

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34336199
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

William Foster Wilkinson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19079201 at enlistment then O-802506
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

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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

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ContributorED-BB
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Sources

NARA WWII Enlistment records
KOREAN WAR DEAD : http://www.dpaa.mil/portals/85/Documents/KoreaAccounting/korwald_name.p…
Page for him at https://etvma.org/veterans/james-r-hollyfield-11188/

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Sources

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