Howard K Holladay
MilitaryAssigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. Co-pilot on Agathe d' Aliermont V1 site mission in B-24J 42-99970 'Liberty Belle' 21-Jan-44; RTD. MACR 8174.
Awards: AM, PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19063025 / O-675040
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Radio Operator/Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Liberty Belle
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 21 January 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Pulaski County, KY | 17 February 1922 | Son of Joseph Owings and Mary Etta [Bryant] Holladay. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Thomas, Newport, KY | 7 February 1941 | Fort Thomas, Newport, Kentucky |
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Other Survived belly landing RTD |
Wingham, Kent | 21 January 1944 | Co-pilot on Agathe d' Aliermont V1 site mission in B-24J 42-99970 'Liberty Belle' 21-Jan-44; RTD. MACR 8174. |
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Died |
Fayette County, KY | 26 July 1954 | |
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Based |
Shipdham | Assigned to 67BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Buried |
Somerset City Cemetery, Somerset, KY | Somerset City Cemetery Somerset, Pulaski County, Kentucky Section 31 | |
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Other Pilot Training |
Coleman AAF, TX | Flight training - Basic: Coleman AAF, Texas | |
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Other Pilot Training |
Goodfellow Field, TX | Flight training - Primary: Goodfellow Field, Texas |
Revisions
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
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We Were Eagles Volume Two: The Eighth Air Force at War December 1943 to May 1944 By Martin W. Bowman
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8th AF Losses, MACR 8714 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia