Donald Francis Hoilman

Military

Shot down by flak and crashed near Pont-Audemer, France in B-17G #42-31380 on 8 February 1944. The crew baled out prior to the crash. Evaded (EVD). Sheltered, clothed, fed and transported by French citizens and members of the Résistance. Liberated by US troops on 13 August 1944 from a secret camp in the Fréteval Forest, near Châteaudun, France. Returned to England on 14 August 1944. Escape & Evasion Report E&E 1052. See the story of his evasion at https://www.evasioncomete.be/fhoilmadf.html

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

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

People

Emmett William Bone

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 38240400
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Philip A Capo

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-808951
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Edward Joseph Carey

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-811553
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

David H Flores

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-682097
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

James S Fulgham

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18217643
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Aircraft

42-31380

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 385th Bomb Group 548th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Toledo, Ohio, USA 11 November 1921

Other

Evaded

France 8 February 1944 - 14 August 1944

Died

20 July 1982 Toledo, Ohio

Revisions

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ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

Added death date

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

MACR 2498
WWII Draft Registration card
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 1052
Research for his page at https://www.evasioncomete.be/fhoilmadf.html

Date
ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2498 / MACR 2498, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database