Charles E Holt
MilitaryAssigned to 94TCS, 439TCG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) from glider towing mission [Op Varsity, Rhine crossing], hit by flak on approach to DZ managed to release gliders, before losing altitude and crashing 2 miles SW of Wesel, Germany 24-Mar-45. Baled from doomed A/C. Return to Duty (RTD). MACR 13368.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 439th Troop Carrier Group 94th Troop Carrier Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13026958 / O-681651
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
- Unit: 439th Troop Carrier Group 94th Troop Carrier Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Smeatharpe
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Shot down / baled out |
2 miles SW Wesel, Germany | 24 March 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) from glider towing mission [Op Varsity, Rhine crossing], hit by flak on approach to DZ managed to release gliders, before losing altitude and crashing 2 miles SW of Wesel, Germany 24-Mar-45. Baled from doomed A/C. Return to Duty (RTD). MACR 13368. |
| England, AR 72046, USA | |||
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Based |
Upottery | 24 March 1945 | Assigned to 94TCS, 439TCG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Born |
Lonoke County, AR, USA | Son of A H and Julia Holt. | |
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Died |
Lonoke, AR 72086, USA | ||
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Buried |
Lonoke, AR 72086, USA | Lonoke Cemetery Lonoke Lonoke County Arkansas, USA |