Milton H Holly
Military
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UPL 6398
Crew of unknown aircraft of the 466/786.
This is an interesting photo. First these men didn't go into combat as a crew. Of the officers in the front row:
1LT Eugene Drebert was the navigator on Crew #566 - Bigby Parrott Crew
1LT (later MAJ) Ralph Bryant was the squadron operations officer of the 786th BS - He was KIA 29 April 1944
CPT (later LTCOL) Edward Anastasio was the 786th BS Commander
1LT (later Captain) Huggard was the 786th BS Squadron Bombardier
Three of the enlisted men (Holly, Hodson and Hall) are all from the J.B. Warren Crew - Crew #601
The photo appears to have been taken stateside during training. Maybe this was going to be a crew and then Bryant and Anastasio were promoted. The out of place person is Drebert. He didn't appear to start flying missions with the 466th BG until 5 months after Bryant was KIA.
This is an interesting photo. First these men didn't go into combat as a crew. Of the officers in the front row:
1LT Eugene Drebert was the navigator on Crew #566 - Bigby Parrott Crew
1LT (later MAJ) Ralph Bryant was the squadron operations officer of the 786th BS - He was KIA 29 April 1944
CPT (later LTCOL) Edward Anastasio was the 786th BS Commander
1LT (later Captain) Huggard was the 786th BS Squadron Bombardier
Three of the enlisted men (Holly, Hodson and Hall) are all from the J.B. Warren Crew - Crew #601
The photo appears to have been taken stateside during training. Maybe this was going to be a crew and then Bryant and Anastasio were promoted. The out of place person is Drebert. He didn't appear to start flying missions with the 466th BG until 5 months after Bryant was KIA.
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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: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Off Limit's Again
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New York, USA | 22 June 1924 | |
Enlisted |
Binghamton, NY, USA | 2 December 1942 | |
Died |
Vestal, NY 13850, USA | 18 November 2013 | Milton H. "Bud" Holly, 89, of Vestal, went to be with the Lord and Savior on November 18, 2013. Bud is survived by his loving wife of 66 years, Evelyn Holly; his children, Rick (Terri) Holly of Endicott, NY, Debbie Holly Majka of York, SC and David (Donna) Holly of Gastonia, NC; six grandchildren, Heather, Stephanie, Holly, Adam, Nikki and Christopher; four great grandchildren, Kyle, Ryan, Nicholas and Abby. Bud retired from IBM-Endicott after 40 years of service and was a Veteran of WWII serving in the Army-Air Force. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, November 21, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at the Coleman & Daniels Funeral Home, LLC, 300 East Main Street, Endicott. The Rev. Randy Eliason of the First Assembly of God, Binghamton will officiate. Burial will follow in Vestal Hills Memorial Park. The family will receive friends at the Coleman & Daniels Funeral Home, LLC, Endicott on Wednesday, November 20, 2013 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, expressions of sympathy in memory of Milton H. Holly may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, PO Box 758517, Topeka, KS 66675. |
Buried |
Vestal, NY 13850, USA | 21 November 2013 | Vestal Hills Memorial Park Vestal Broome County New York, USA |
Broome County, NY, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, page 347