Charles Archibald Holman Jr
Military
Object Number - UPL 51141 - Capt Charles A Holman, 324BS, 91BG.
Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew 31 actual missions, but credited with 35. Had 22 missions when General Doolittle stepped the tour up to 30 missions so was credited with 26 missions. Volunteered for 5 additional missions from 1-Dec-43 to 28-Apr-44. Plane's name was 'Pist'l Packin' Mama. '
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32452238
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-747961
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35589143
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Pistl Packin Mama/Belle's Pistl Pakin Mama
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 324th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Somerville, Massachusetts | 31 May 1923 | |
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Enlisted |
27 March 1942 | ||
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Other Discharged USAAF |
7 May 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Framingham, MA | 25 September 2004 | |
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Buried |
Wildwood Cemetery Ashland, Middlesex County, MA | 28 September 2004 | Wildwood Cemetery Ashland, Middlesex County, Massachusetts |
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Based |
Bassingbourn | Assigned to 324BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self
