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Raymond W Holston

Military

Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed at Langenroda on 10/7/44 in B-17 'Valley Forge Special' #42102616

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Units served with

The insignia of the 410th Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group.

410th Bomb Squadron

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

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-102616

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Spirit of Valley Forge/The Spirit/616
Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photography Bury St Edmunds (Rougham) airfield, looking north, the technical site and T2 hangar are to the right, 7 June 1946. Photograph taken by No. 540 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/1557. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Bury St Edmunds

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Rougham

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Died		13 February 2000
Born	Baltimore, Maryland
Buried	Baltimore, Maryland

Revisions

Date27 Sep 2014 18:22:15

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9558