Norman Hollander

Military

Norman Hollander Right Waist gunneron B-17 #42-39811, shot down on a night leaflet operation to France, 5-6 July 1944. He was credited with downing 1 JU-88 or Me-210 during the mission, before his Fortress crashed near Overschie, a suburb of Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Missing Air Crew Report – MACR 6988. Prisoner of War (POW).

 

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

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

People

James Roller Brown

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-756169
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

William Decker Harris

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 11129380
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Engineer / Top Turret Gunner

George Arthur Jellison

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33688109
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Roger Charles Keedwell

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 858th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: O-762574
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Stivers Louthan Lee

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39108011
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

42-39811

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Donna Mae
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 838th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Officers of the 487th Bomb Group outside the 838th Bomb Squadron operations room.

Lavenham

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Decatur, Michigan 14 July 1922

Enlisted

9 June 1942 Detroit, Michigan

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

6 July 1944 Captured in Kethel, near Rotterdam, The Netherlands on 6 July 1944. Interned at Stalag Luft, Braunau, near Krems, Austria. NARA WWII POW record : “Returned to Military Control '16 April 1946'.”...

Born

Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Capitalized the words "Waist Gunner" in the "Role/job" field.

 

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

MACR 6988
German report KU-2407 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147886912 (NARA)
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
NARA WWII POW records

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6988 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / self, MACR 6988