Donald D Holmes

Military
media-31772.jpeg UPL 31772 1944 - Blanco Diablo (B-17G 42-102658), DeMallie Crew. Back Row: Jow Marlowe, Loel Bishop, Don Holmes, Hank Rutkowski, Lowell Strain, Harold S. Derr, Jr. Front Row: Howard DeMallie, Chuck Olson, Bill Leader, Dick Fuller.

Harold S. Derr, Jr Archive

Object Number - UPL 31772 - 1944 - Blanco Diablo (B-17G 42-102658), DeMallie Crew. Back Row: Jow Marlowe, Loel Bishop, Don Holmes, Hank Rutkowski, Lowell Strain, Harold S. Derr,...

Prisoner of War (POW) crashed on 12/6/44 near Mepple in B-17 'Blanco Diablo' #42102658

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Units served with

The insignia of the 447th Bomb Group.

447th Bomb Group

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

People

Harold S Derr

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 13022055
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

42-102658

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Blanco Diablo
  • Unit: 447th Bomb Group 708th Bomb Squadron

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Abilene, Kansas

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Changed middle initial from 'P' to 'D':
MACR 11052: https://www.fold3.com/image/30641018
http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=directory&rec=76393

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster, Enlisted Men, as of 01 August 1945 MACR 11052

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Object number: UPL 31772 - 1944 - Blanco Diablo (B-17G 42-102658), DeMallie...