John G Holloway
Military
Object Number - UPL 40387 - "Capt. John G Holloway, South Bend IN, 505th Fighter Squadron. P-51D 44-13624 6N-A/ “Sniffles”. This a/c was lost on 23 September 1944 when Lt....
Assigned to 505FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. All of his aircraft were nicknamed "Sniffles"; credited with one confirmed aerial victory. 66 x combat missions. Shot down June 44, evaded capture returning via Omaha beach EVD. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Sniffles
- Unit: 339th Fighter Group 505th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Watseka, IL | 25 October 1921 | Son of Ferol and Chauncey Holloway. |
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Enlisted |
Baer Field Fort. Wayne, IN | 26 March 1942 | Baer Field Fort, Wayne, Indiana |
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Died |
Sonora, CA | 18 December 2007 | |
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Buried |
Mountain Shadow Cemetery, Sonora, Tuolumne County, CA | 21 December 2007 | Mountain Shadow Cemetery Sonora, Tuolumne County, CA |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
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Other Promotion |
Fowlmere, UK | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. | |
| South Bend, IN | At time of draft registration working for Bendix Products at South Bend, Illinois. | ||
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Based |
Fowlmere | Assigned to 505FS, 339FG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list