Forrest E Holmstron

Military

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 44-8258) of the 401st Bomb Group. Image by Robert Astrella. Written on slide casing: '48258 14 A, Mount Farm.'

401st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31369

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Round Tripper
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Dayton, Ohio, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 6 August 1944

Revisions

Date27 Sep 2014 18:09:42
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Sources

MACR 7887 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database