Lilburn E Holmes Jr

Military

INT Damaged by flak and landed in Sweden on 8/24/44 in B-24 Near Sighted #4128851

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Units served with

The insignia of the 34th Bomb Group

34th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The insignia of the 7th Bomb Squadron, 34th Bomb Group.

7th Bomb Squadron

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

People

Giles C Avriett

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group 7th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-559006
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

Nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-28851) nicknamed "The Near Sighted Robin" of the 34th Bomb Group.

41-28851

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: The Near Sighted Robin
  • Unit: 34th Bomb Group 7th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Arkansas, USA 8 January 1921

Enlisted

Little Rock, Arkansas, USA 1 September 1942

Died

1 February 1995

Buried

Texarkana, TX, USA

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…

https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=105728250

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8461