Hollie Ray Lovvorn

Military

Lt Hollie R. Lovvorn was piloting B-17G #42-37924 when it crashed upon landing at Little Staughton on return from a training mission on 9 January 1944. The right landing gear had failed to lower. Returned to duty. His Fortress B-17 #42-31606 was shot down by Flak over Doullens, France on a mission to Berlin on 4 March 1944. Lovvorn bailed out North of Amiens, France, was captured and made a Prisoner of War (POW). After interrogation, he was sent to Germany and interned at Stalag Luft 1, Barth, Germany. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 2739.



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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

People

Severino J Fernandez

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Charles Thurman Fleenor

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-746873
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

John Thomas Kazmerski

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-750198
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Kenneth Leach

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

Robert L Miller

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32382781
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Aircraft

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Four men standing to the rear and six men kneeling in front.

42-31606

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Belle of the Brawl
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

6 February 1919 Boynton, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States

Enlisted

17 January 1941 Whiting, Indiana

Other

crash-landed

9 January 1944 B-17G #42-37924 at Little Staughton on return from a training mission, when the right landing gear failed to lower. Returned to duty.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 4 March 1944 - 16 June 1945 captured after the crash of his B-17 #42-31606, north of Amiens, France. Interned at Stalag Luft 1, Barth, Germany. NARA WWII POW records : "Returned to Military Control 16 June 1945."
Calumet City, Cook County, Illinois
Jefferson City, Missouri

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Removed media association to UPL 41930 as there was no photo attached.

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Updated the POW event from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Corrected typos

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Added residence in 1941

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Completed the superficial and sometimes erroneous data + connected other crew members on #42-31606
WWII Draft Card
NARA WWII Enlistment records
MACR 2739
NARA WWII POW records

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Added POW camp information from WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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384thbombgroup.com

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2739 / MACR 2739, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=… / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database